picky
adjective
extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
pickiness
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a word derived from
picky.
Example Sentences
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Joseph “JP” Powers, the chief investment officer of RWA Wealth Partners, a Boston-based wealth manager with around $20 billion of assets under management, says opportunities outside the U.S. remain but that pickiness is now essential.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
“Children’s eagerness to eat was a cross-class phenomenon then,” she relates, “just as pickiness is a cross-class phenomenon now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
"Unsurprisingly, parents said pickiness and getting kids to eat veggies were among major challenges during mealtimes," Woolford said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
One thing that may not have changed much over time is the pickiness of the artists, who certainly have their idiosyncratic likes and dislikes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
If you’re going to indulge your child’s pickiness, that’s your choice, but it’s incumbent on you to be sure this doesn’t manifest as rudeness.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2020
