Picky vs False - What's the difference?
picky | false |
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
(informal) A picture.
* 1988 , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between picky and false
is that picky is fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun picky
is (informal) a picture.picky
English
Adjective
(er)- I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.
Synonyms
* fussy * particular * anal retentive * finicky * pedantic * choosy * See alsoNoun
(pickies)- And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.
Alternative forms
* piccySynonyms
* picfalse
English
Adjective
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