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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschichiteux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʃi.ʃi.tø/
"Il est très chichiteux sur la qualité de sa nourriture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Fussy about small details; extremely or excessively particular, demanding, or precise.
"She was terribly finickety about how the table should be set for the guests." - 2
Requiring a lot of detailed attention, care, or precision to do or complete.
"Repairing the intricate mechanical watch proved to be a very finickety job."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a variant of the earlier English adjective 'finical', which itself likely stems from 'fine' with the suffix '-ical'. Emerging in the 18th century, the term expanded to describe individuals excessively particular or demanding about small details.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Finickety" is said worldwide
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chichiteux
Transliteration: /ʃi.ʃi.tø/
"Il est très chichiteux sur la qualité de sa nourriture."
pingelig
Transliteration: /ˈpɪŋəlɪç/
"Mein Chef ist bei diesen Berichten unglaublich pingelig."
schizzinoso
Transliteration: /skit.tsiˈno.zo/
"Il bambino è molto schizzinoso riguardo al cibo."
tiquismiquis
Transliteration: /ti.kisˈmi.kis/
"No seas tan tiquismiquis con la limpieza de la casa."
minucioso
Transliteration: /mi.nuˈsi.u.zu/
"Ele é muito minucioso com os detalhes do projeto."
नखरेबाज़
Transliteration: nakharebaz
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह खाने के मामले में बहुत नखरेबाज़ है।"
挑剔的
Transliteration: tiāotì de
Script: 中文汉字
"他对吃的要求非常挑剔。"
까다로운
Transliteration: kkadaroun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 음식에 대해 유난히 까다롭다."
細かい
Transliteration: komakai
Script: 日本語
"彼は仕事の細部にとても細かい。"
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