picky B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɪki/ See IPA manual Freq #12450 Meanings 1 adj Very fussy; only happy when things are exactly the way you want them. My son is so picky about food that he only eats plain pasta. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very fussy; only happy when... finical More anal-retentivechoosyfinickyfussyparticularpedantic Word family Forms pickierpickiest Derived forms overpickypickilypickiness Etymology AI details From pick + -y. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # picky **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪki/ **Frequency rank:** 12450 ## Meanings 1. Very fussy; only happy when things are exactly the way you want them. ## Examples - My son is so picky about food that he only eats plain pasta. ## Synonyms - anal-retentive - choosy - finicky - fussy - particular - pedantic ## Derived Forms - overpicky - pickily - pickiness ## Etymology From pick + -y. ## AI Etymology Picky comes from pick + -y. In present-day English it covers very fussy; only happy when things are exactly the way you want them. The wider family includes derived forms such as overpicky, pickily, pickiness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown