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choosy
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choos·y also choos·ey  (chz)
adj. choos·i·er, choos·i·est
Very careful in choosing; highly selective.

choosi·ness n.

choosy
Adjective
[choosier, choosiest] Informal fussy; hard to please
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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"

choosy
adjective (Informal) fussy, particular, exacting, discriminating, selective, fastidious, picky (informal) finicky, faddy << OPPOSITE indiscriminating
Translations

choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] adjremilgado
choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] adj (to be) choosy → (faire le) difficile
choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] choose adjwählerisch
choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] adj (to be) choosy → (fare lo(la)) schizzinoso/a

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You get to be a lot choosier with your tenants, because you can afford to be.
But as 2005 dragged on and ambitious fare like ``Kingdom of Heaven,'' ``Stealth'' and ``The Island'' bombed and far too many other films failed to cross the $100 million mark domestically, it became increasingly clear that the moviegoing public had become a far more choosier bunch.
With the tight housing market showing few signs of loosening, co-op and condominium boards have become choosier in selecting their neighbors, with misbehaving or exotic pets topping the list of reasons prospective tenants are shown the door, brokers said.
 
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