Meaning & use
Choosy
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Careful and particular in making choices; hard to please.
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She's very choosy about what she eats, avoiding anything overly processed.
The casting director was choosy, auditioning hundreds of actors for a single role.
A note on using this word
"Choosy" is informal in tone and often used affectionately or mildly critically, as in the well-known advertising slogan "choosy moms choose Jif."
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