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61 precious
1. n любимый, дорогойmy precious — мой любимый, мой дорогой, мой драгоценный, мой ненаглядный
an argosy fraught with precious wares — корабль, груженный дорогими товарами
2. a драгоценный3. a дорогой, любимыйmy precious darling — мой любимый, мой драгоценный, мой ненаглядный
4. a манерный, изощрённый; изысканный5. a эмоц. -усил. совершенный, абсолютный6. a разг. прекрасный, замечательный7. adv разг. эмоц.-усил. очень, весьма, здоровоСинонимический ряд:1. affected (adj.) affected; alembicated; artificial; chichi; la-di-da; mannered; overnice; overrefined; precieux2. delicate (adj.) choice; dainty; delicate; fragile; pretty; refined; select3. favorite (adj.) beloved; blue-eyed; cherished; darling; dear; fair-haired; favorite; favoured; favourite; loved; pet; prized; white-haired; white-headed4. nice (adj.) choosy; clerkish; fastidious; finical; finicking; finicky; fussy; miminy-piminy; nice; niminy-piminy; old-maidish; old-womanish; particular; pernickety; persnickety; picksome; picky; squeamish; squeamy5. pretentious (adj.) arty; contrived; pretentious6. valuable (adj.) costly; expensive; fine; inestimable; invaluable; priceless; rare; superior; valuable; worthyАнтонимический ряд:defective; deficient; faulty; hated; immaterial; impaired; imperfect; inexpensive; insignificant; ordinary; trashy; trifling; ugly; worthless -
62 selective
1. a избирающий, выбирающий2. a отборный; выборочный3. a селективный, избирательныйСинонимический ряд:1. discriminating (adj.) careful; cautious; choosy; discerning; discriminate; discriminating; discriminative; discriminatory; fastidious; judicious; particular; picky2. eclectic (adj.) eclectic; selectАнтонимический ряд: -
63 squeamish
1. a привередливый, разборчивый, брезгливый2. a подверженный тошноте3. a слабый4. a имеющий слабый желудок5. a чувствительный, легкоранимый, обидчивый; нервныйthe songs were coarse but the audience was not squeamish — песни были малопристойны, но слушающих это не смущало
6. a щепетильныйСинонимический ряд:1. nice (adj.) choosy; clerkish; dainty; delicate; fastidious; finical; finicking; miminy-piminy; nice; niminy-piminy; old-maidish; old-womanish; pernickety; persnickety; picksome; picky; precious; squeamy2. qualmish (adj.) qualmish; qualmy; queer3. queasy (adj.) captious; disgusted; finicky; fussy; modest; nauseated; nauseous; particular; priggish; prim; prudish; queasyАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
choosy — index particular (exacting), scrupulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
choosy — 1862, Amer.Eng., from CHOOSE (Cf. choose) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Also sometimes choosey. Related: Choosiness … Etymology dictionary
choosy — [adj] fussy, discriminating dainty, eclectic, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, nice, overparticular, particular, persnickety*, picky, prissy, select, selective; concept 404 Ant. undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy … New thesaurus
choosy — ► ADJECTIVE (choosier, choosiest) informal ▪ excessively fastidious in making a choice. DERIVATIVES choosiness noun … English terms dictionary
choosy — ☆ choosy or choosey [cho͞o′zē ] adj. choosier, choosiest Informal very careful or fussy in choosing … English World dictionary
choosy — UK [ˈtʃuːzɪ] / US [ˈtʃuzɪ] adjective Word forms choosy : adjective choosy comparative choosier superlative choosiest someone who is choosy has definite ideas about what they like and will not accept other things Shoppers these days are really… … English dictionary
choosy — choos|y choosey [ˈtʃu:zi] adj informal someone who is choosy will only accept things that they like a lot or they consider to be very good choosy about ▪ She s very choosy about clothes … Dictionary of contemporary English
choosy — choos|y [ tʃuzi ] adjective someone who is choosy has definite ideas about what they like and will not accept other things: FUSSY: Shoppers these days are really choosy. Doug was too cold to be choosy about where he spent the night … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
choosy — [[t]tʃu͟ːzi[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n/wh Someone who is choosy is difficult to please because they will only accept something if it is exactly what they want or if it is of very high quality. [mainly INFORMAL] Skiers should … English dictionary
choosy — choosey choosey choosy choosyadj. difficult to please, especially in details. Syn: particular, fussy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choosy — or choosey adjective (choosier; est) Date: 1862 fastidiously selective ; particular < choosy shoppers > … New Collegiate Dictionary