picky

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pik′ē)

Inflections of 'picky' (adj):
pickier
adj comparative
pickiest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
picky adj informal (person: very selective)exigente adj mf
  meticuloso/a adj
  selectivo/a adj
  mañoso/a adj
 Linda is a very picky shopper; she won't buy anything unless it's absolutely right.
 Linda es una clienta muy exigente: no compra nada a menos que sea exactamente lo que necesita.
picky adj informal (person: critical)quisquilloso/a adj
  criticón/ona adj
 Evan is so picky; he always finds something wrong with every potential employee.
 Evan es muy quisquilloso: siempre encuentra algo malo en todos los empleados potenciales.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fussy eater,
picky eater,
faddish eater n		 informal (person: dislikes many foods)remilgado con la comida, quisquilloso con la comida loc adj
  persona remilgada con la comida, persona quisquillosa con la comida nf + loc adj
  (coloquial)tiquismiquis con la comida n común inv + loc adj
  (AmL: coloquial)mañoso para comer loc adj
 Tom is a fussy eater; there's hardly anything he likes eating.
 Tom es remilgado con la comida: no le gusta comer casi nada.
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'picky' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
captious - faddy - quibbler
Spanish:
asquiento - tiquismiquis - apetito caprichoso - descontentadizo - eticoso - exigente - melindres - quisquilloso - selectivo

Collocations: a picky [eater, shopper, customer], stop being so picky!, don't be so picky!, more...

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