picky-picky

ADJECTIVE

fussy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choosy conscientious discriminating finicky scrupulous squeamish

WEAK

careful conscionable dainty difficult exact exacting fastidious finical fretful fuddy-duddy hard to please heedful nit-picking overfastidious painstaking persnickety picky punctilious punctual querulous stickling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless uncritical unscrupulous

WEAK

undemanding unfussy

Example Sentences

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For example, he ironically would answer any criticism with the catchphrase: "Picky, picky, picky."

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022