adjective
- more selective or demanding in choosing; harder to please (comparative form of picky)
Usage: informal
Examples
- She’s gotten pickier about restaurants since moving to the city.
- The hiring manager seems pickier this year than last year.
- My daughter is much pickier about her clothes now that she’s a teenager.
- He’s becoming pickier about which movies he’ll watch.
- The cat has grown pickier about her food as she’s aged.
- Students today are pickier about college choices than previous generations.