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choicey adjective Choosy, particular.

1939 Hall Coll (Gatlinburg TN) I had this old cap and ball gun. Well, I was just a little bit choicey, and I didn't want to just shoot one and all the rest of the flock would fly away. 1974 Fink Bits Mt Speech 4 = particular, fastidious. "You needn't be so choicey about it." 2005 Bailey Henderson County 30 When a person has “fared sumptious” the appetite has done full justice to the meal, but a “timid eater” is too “choicy” to make the efforts of the cook worthwhile.


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