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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 [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
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