different between pricky vs picky

pricky

English

Etymology

prick +? -y

Adjective

pricky (comparative prickier, superlative prickiest)

  1. Stiff and sharp; prickly.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)

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picky

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

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