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choosy
(redirected from choosiness)

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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 [ˈtʃuːzɪ]
adj choosier, choosiest
Informal particular in making a choice; difficult to please
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.choosy - difficult to please
choosey
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 You can't afford to be too choosy about jobs these days.
easy (informal), undemanding, easy to please, unselective, indiscriminating
Translations
choosy [ˈtʃuːzi] adj → difficile
to be choosy about sth → être difficile sur qch
choos(e)y
adj (+er) → wählerisch
choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) to be choosy → fare lo/la schizzinoso/a or difficile
choosy [ˈtʃuːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) to be choosy → fare lo/la schizzinoso/a or difficile


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Such choosiness does not apply to short-term sexual relationships; men are willing to drop their standards quite considerably when no investment is required of them [Kenrick, Sadalla, Groth, & Trost, 1990].
Female competition: causes, constraints, content, and contexts by Campbell, Anne / The Journal of Sex Research
In short, the contraction in both venture funding and liquidation markets has led to more choosiness on both sides.
It's the winter of due diligence for VCs: venture fundings are dawn ... by Jensen, Mark / Computer Technology Review
To check how timing affects choosiness, the investigators tracked how long females dallied in courtship before accepting a male.
Roach gals get less choosy as time goes by by Milius, S. / Science News
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