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What is the adjective for picked?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb pick which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

picked
  1. (obsolete) pointed; sharp
  2. (zoology, of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
  3. (obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
  4. Synonyms:
      5. favored, favoured, select, choice, preferred, chosen, elect, selected, handpicked, favourite, favorite, exclusive, elite, cherry-picked, first-line, of choice, popular, hand-picked, elected, culled, singled out, ideal, particular, designated, fave, recommended, in, appointed, approved, named, tabbed, weeded, well-liked, carefully chosen, privileged, nominated, blessed, sanctioned, pegged, preferential, recherché, preferable, best-liked, recherche, most-liked, conscripted, number one, blue-eyed, screened, decided upon … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He was known to be the picked candidate of the big corporate interests.”
picksome
  1. Characterised by picking and choosing, or by being picky; selective.
  2. Valued for picking; choice; select.
picky
  1. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fussy, particular, fastidious, finicky, exacting, choosy, demanding, persnickety, pernickety, nice, dainty, finical, choosey, finicking, critical, selective, fussbudgety, delicate, pedantic, captious, old-maidish, hard to please, fault-finding, meticulous, punctilious, discriminating, careful, scrupulous, nit-picking, over-particular, overnice, faddy, nitpicking, overparticular, perfectionist, faddish, discerning, painstaking, nit-picky, precise, exact, squeamish, prissy, overcritical, difficult, stickling, hypercritical, cautious, difficult to please, refined … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “My son Seth is a very picky eater. He doesn't want his food mixed together or even touching.”
pickproof
  1. (lock) Resistant to being picked.
pickable
  1. Able to be picked.
  2. Examples:
      3. “And one of the things that delights any child is the sight of a tree full of ripe fruit freely pickable.”
      “The evolution of fashion away from coattails for men and billowing crinolines for women put pockets nearer the body and less pickable.”
      “Fantastically deranged at all times, Darren Aronofsky's ballet psycho-melodrama is a glittering, crackling, outrageously pickable scab of a film.”
pickier
  1. comparative form of picky: more picky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fussier, finickier, choosier, nicer, daintier, more particular, more fastidious, more exacting, more demanding, more persnickety, more pernickety, more finical, more choosey, more critical, more selective, more fussbudgety, more delicate, more pedantic, more captious, more old-maidish, more meticulous, more punctilious, more discriminating, more careful, more overnice, more scrupulous, faddier, more overparticular, more perfectionist, more faddish, more discerning, more painstaking, more precise, more nit-picky, more exact, more overcritical, more hypercritical, more squeamish, prissier, difficulter, more cautious, more refined, more detailed, more rigorous, finer, more assiduous, more inflexible, more thorough, more conscientious, more pass-remarkable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You should be even pickier about choosing a repair shop than you were about choosing a dealership.”
      “Recently though, China has imposed restrictions on foreign trash and become pickier about what types of plastics it will accept.”
      “And how poor? IDA may be pickier than it once was, but the Bank as a whole is not quite as discriminating as this study suggests.”
pickiest
  1. superlative form of picky: most picky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fussiest, finickiest, choosiest, nicest, daintiest, most particular, most fastidious, most exacting, most demanding, most persnickety, most pernickety, most finical, most choosey, most critical, most selective, most fussbudgety, most delicate, most pedantic, most captious, most old-maidish, most meticulous, most punctilious, most discriminating, most careful, most overnice, most scrupulous, faddiest, most overparticular, most perfectionist, most faddish, most discerning, most painstaking, most precise, most nit-picky, most exact, most overcritical, most hypercritical, most squeamish, prissiest, difficultest, most cautious, most refined, most detailed, most rigorous, finest, most assiduous, most inflexible, most thorough, most conscientious, most pass-remarkable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A favorite among even the pickiest of fish eaters, branzino is a popular choice for dinner parties.”
      “Persian dishes have a beautiful and delicate harmony of spices and ingredients, which is pleasing to even the pickiest of eaters.”
      “Here are two recipes perfect for those fall potlucks and dinner parties that are sure to please even the pickiest crowd.”
picking
  1. present participle of pick
  2. Synonyms:
      3. feeling, fumbling, scrabbling, bumbling, bungling, clawing, floundering, grappling, groping, stumbling, blundering, exploring, poking, fishing … more
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