choosy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtʃuzi/ UK /ˈtʃuːzi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
excessively particular in selecting

She is so choosy that no restaurant ever satisfies her.

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Synonyms

1 adj · excessively particular in... picky fussy particular selective fastidious finicky discriminating

Opposites

indiscriminateundemandingeasygoing

Word family

Derived forms choosilychoosiness

Related forms choose choice

Etymology

From choose + -y, an American coinage of the 19th century. Choose is from Old English cēosan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- ('to taste, choose').

cēosan Old English *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European

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# choosy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈtʃuzi
**IPA (UK):** ˈtʃuːzi

## Meanings
1. excessively particular in selecting

## Examples
- She is so choosy that no restaurant ever satisfies her.

## Synonyms
- picky
- fussy
- particular
- selective
- fastidious
- finicky
- discriminating

## Antonyms
- indiscriminate
- undemanding
- easygoing

## Derived Forms
- choosily
- choosiness

## Related Forms
- choose
- choice

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cēosan
- Root: *ǵews-

## Etymology
From choose + -y, an American coinage of the 19th century. Choose is from Old English cēosan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- ('to taste, choose').

## AI Etymology
Choosy is from choose + -y, an American coinage of the 19th century. Choose is from Old English cēosan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- ('to taste, choose'). Important recorded forms include cēosan (Old English) and *ǵews- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers excessively particular in selecting. The wider family includes derived forms such as choosily and choosiness and related words such as choose and choice.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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