penibel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
- particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Senses
penibel is used for these senses in English:
- fastidious Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
- particular (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- particular Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- pernickety (chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
fastidious — full definition
- adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
- adj (biology) Needing very specific conditions or nutrients to grow, and therefore difficult to culture.
particular — full definition
- adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- adj Especially notable or great.
- adj Fussy or hard to please, wanting things done exactly a certain way.