pingelig — meaning in English

English meaning

• anal adj Relating to or involving the anus.
• dainty adjective Delicate, small, and pretty in an elegant way.
• fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
• finical adj Fussy about small details; too precise or dainty.
• fussy adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
• meticulously adverb In a way that shows extremely careful attention to detail.
• nitpick verb To complain about small, unimportant faults or mistakes.
• particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
• pernickety adj (informal) Very particular about small details, often more than necessary.
• picky adj Hard to please; fussy about details and demanding that things be exactly right.

Senses

pingelig is used for these senses in English:

• anal (psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
• dainty Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
• fastidious Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
• find fault (intransitive, idiom, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively.
• finical Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
• meticulously In a meticulous manner.
• nitpick (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
• particular (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.

anal — full definition

1. adj Relating to or involving the anus.
2. adj Excessively focused on neatness, order, or small details; fussy and controlling (informal, short for "anal-retentive").

dainty — full definition

1. adjective Delicate, small, and pretty in an elegant way.
2. adjective Fussy or overly particular, especially about food.
3. noun A small, delicious treat or delicacy.

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