choosy
adjective
hard to please, particular; fastidious, especially in making a selection.
choosiness
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a word derived from
choosy.
Example Sentences
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Piece by piece, my framer has become intimate with me: my choosiness, my fondnesses, my dumb, entirely sincere urge to create remarkability.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2020
The choosiness guided him towards that 50-0 record, which he completed by beating Conor McGregor in August.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2017
However, it’s complicated by the fact that mate choosiness, and hence sexual selection, contributes to the presence of mutual ornamentation in the species concerned.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2012
A combination of teams' enhanced desperation and players' newfound choosiness has led to a series of high-level quarterback moves unlike anything the NFL has seen before.
From Washington Post
But by their own new choosiness about whom and what they publish, editors are in effect recognizing, and ratifying, the decline of the Washington columnist.
From Time Magazine Archive
