CHOOSY

choosy, choosey

(adjective) difficult to please

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

choosy (comparative choosier, superlative choosiest)

Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements.

Synonyms

• discriminating, fussy, particular, picky, selective

• See also fastidious

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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