different between piccy vs picky

English

Etymology

pic +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?ki/

Rhymes: -?kiHomophones: pikkie, picky

Noun

piccy (plural piccies)

1. (colloquial) picture
   • 1991, Matt Bielby, Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 61, January 1991

     […] the first player views the action from immediately behind his car through the letterbox-shaped slot at the top, while player two uses the bottom half of the screen. (When there's only one player the bottom half gets filled up by a nice big piccy of the car.)

Synonyms

• pic (colloquial)

English

Etymology

pick +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

picky (comparative pickier, superlative pickiest)

1. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

   I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.

Synonyms

• anal-retentive
• choosy
• finicky
• fussy
• particular
• pedantic
• See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Translations

Noun

picky (plural pickies)

1. (informal) A picture.
   • 1988 Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44

     And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.

Alternative forms

• piccy

Synonyms

• pic