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Picky vs Exacting - What's the difference?

picky | exacting |

As adjectives the difference between picky and exacting

is that picky is fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right while exacting is making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.

As a noun picky

is (informal) a picture.

As a verb exacting is

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picky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
    • I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.

    Synonyms

    * fussy * particular * anal retentive * finicky * pedantic * choosy * See also

    Noun

    (pickies)
  • (informal) A picture.
  • * 1988 , 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

    exacting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.
  • Requiring precise accuracy

    • Synonyms

    * (excess attention to detail) See also * (careful attention to detail) See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * exactingly * exactingness