picky

CEFRB1

/ˈpɪki/

adjective

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

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Is your husband a picky eater?
I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.
Most of the pickiest children were actually in the middle weight group, though a few were underweight and a few were overweight.

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Most of the pickiest children were actually in the middle weight group, though a few were underweight and a few were overweight.
2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times
Singletons have become 'pickier' about their potential partners following the pandemic, one dating expert has claimed - insisting they are now even more concerned about the 'pink flags' that could lead to 'red flag scenarios'.
2021 December 12, Jessica Green, “The subtle signs YOUR relationship is set to fail: Relationship expert reveals the 'less-obvious' warning signals - including watching TOO much T...
And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.
1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 44
[…] a picky meal of bean-sprouts and humous […]
1988, Jan Webster, One Little Room, page 240

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From pick + -y.