choosy
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choos·y
also choos·ey (cho͞o′zē)adj. choos·i·er, choos·i·est
Very careful in choosing; highly selective.
choos′i·ness n.
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choosy
(ˈtʃuːzɪ)adj, choosier or choosiest
informal particular in making a choice; difficult to please
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choos•y
(ˈtʃu zi)adj. choos•i•er, choos•i•est.
hard to please; fussy in choosing.
[1860–65, Amer.]
choos′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | choosy - difficult to please fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
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choosy
adjective (Informal) fussy, particular, exacting, discriminating, selective, fastidious, picky (informal), finicky, faddy You can't afford to be too choosy about jobs these days.
easy (informal), undemanding, easy to please, unselective, indiscriminating
easy (informal), undemanding, easy to please, unselective, indiscriminating
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choosy
adjectiveVery difficult to please:
dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.
Informal: picky.
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choos(e)y
adj (+er) → wählerisch
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choosy
[ˈtʃuːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) to be choosy → fare lo/la schizzinoso/a or difficileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995