pickiest
Hardest to satisfy
Pickiest is the superlative form of picky—the most selective or hard to please.
Someone who is the pickiest eater in the family rejects more foods than anyone else.
She's the pickiest shopper I know—we spent four hours finding one dress.
Choosing with care
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- particularSpecific or fussy
- exactingDemanding great care
demanding · critical · astute · perceptive · shrewd · judicious · sophisticated · refined
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- hard-to-pleaseDemanding high standards constantly
- overparticularExcessively concerned with minutiae
squeamish · fretful · difficult · impossible · unreasonable · high-maintenance · precious · prissy
Showing extreme attention to detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
methodical · painstaking · punctilious · rigorous · exacting · careful · diligent · conscientious
Inclined to criticize others
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
carping · caviling · nitpicking · disapproving · harsh · unforgiving · overcritical · pedantic
selective
Choosing with care
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- particularSpecific or fussy
exacting · demanding · critical · astute · perceptive · shrewd · judicious · sophisticated · refined · selective
finicky
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- hard-to-pleaseDemanding high standards constantly
overparticular · squeamish · fretful · difficult · impossible · unreasonable · high-maintenance · precious · prissy · pernickety
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- thoroughComplete in every detail
scrupulous · methodical · painstaking · punctilious · rigorous · exacting · careful · diligent · conscientious · systematic
judgmental
Inclined to criticize others
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
captious · carping · caviling · nitpicking · disapproving · harsh · unforgiving · overcritical · pedantic · quibbling