picky
pronunciation
How to pronounce picky in British English:
UK [ˈpɪki]
How to pronounce picky in American English:
US [ˈpɪki]
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- Adjective:
- marked by extreme care in treatment of details
Word Origin
- picky (adj.)
- 1867, from pick (v.) + -y (2). Related: Pickiness. The earliest recorded uses are in reference to eating.
Example
- 1. Reverse-engineering the algorithms of romance , one picky data point at a time .
- 2. Picky customers and growth in premium products are already familiar features of many consumer landscapes .
- 3. Television programs that routinely pigeonhole shanghai 's men as selfish and effeminate and its women as shrewd and picky serve to reinforce sheng 's claim .
- 4. Even with sharply higher food prices , zhong , who runs his own business and has a master 's degree from a prestigious beijing university , can afford to be picky .
- 5. A picky eater , it demands a constant supply of glucose - primarily obtained from recently eaten carbohydrates ( fruits , vegetables , grains etc. ) .