Meaning & use
picky
Excessively careful or fussy in choosing, often rejecting many options over small details.
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My little brother is so picky that he only eats plain pasta without sauce.
She's picky about grammar and corrects every stray comma in her friends' emails.
A note on using this word
Picky is informal and often mildly critical; 'selective' is a more neutral or even positive way to describe the same trait.
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