придирчивый — meaning in English

English meaning

• contentious adj Likely to cause disagreement or heated argument.
• critical adj Extremely important, often because a lot depends on it.
• dainty adjective Delicate, small, and pretty in an elegant way.
• fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
• fussy adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
• nitpicky adj Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
• pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

Senses

придирчивый is used for these senses in English:

• captious Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
• contentious Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
• critical Inclined to find fault or criticize.
• dainty Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
• fastidious Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
• nitpicky Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
• pernickety (chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

critical — full definition

1. adj Extremely important, often because a lot depends on it.
2. adj Expressing disapproval or finding fault.
3. adj In a dangerous or unstable medical condition.
4. adj Relating to careful analysis or evaluation, especially of literature or art.

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