choosey
- adjective
- /ˈtʃuːzi/
- Informal
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exigente
- She can be quite choosey regarding her clothes, preferring only the latest fashion trends.
The more it costs to hang out, the choosier we get about who we hang out with.
- The more it costs to hang out, the choosier we get about who we hang out with.
Examples
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The more it costs to hang out, the choosier we get about who we hang out with.
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My friend is choosey when it comes to picking a movie; she only watches those with great reviews.
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I'm choosey who I drink with.
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She wasn't even choosey!
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He's very choosey about the restaurants he visits, only wanting to eat at the best places.
Synonyms
118
4.3
To choose carefully and accept only certain people or things
67
4.7
Being hard to please about food or small details
15
3.9
Hard to please when choosing things like clothes or food
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7.1
Hard to please and careful about small details
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6.1
A person who is not easily satisfied and often complains
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6.8
Careful about choosing things like clothes or food and hard to please
Choosy about small details and what they accept
Antonyms
How Picky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word choosey comes from the simple verb choose and the related word choice, plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So a choosey person keeps choosing and only accepts what they like, which is why they are very picky.