Picky vs Ticky - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between picky and ticky

is that picky is fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right while ticky is infested with ticks (The tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina..

As nouns the difference between picky and ticky

is that picky is a picture while ticky is a tick (particularly, a check mark).

As an interjection ticky is

representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

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

ticky

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

infested with ticks (The tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina.)

The ticky cows should be kept well separated to avoid contamination.

Noun

(tickies)

(childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).

Can I get another ticky ?

Interjection

(en interjection)

(onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.