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  • noun the state of being choosy

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Examples

  • Most of those people will be wrong for you in some way, but in terms of numbers, online services afford everyone some choosiness, which is an indisputable benefit.

    Ars Technica Casey Johnston 2012

  • Was his failure due to choosiness? he wondered - or fear of rejection, or unattractiveness?

    Fear vic fortezza 2011

  • The women in this study had no information about the men's choosiness in general.

    Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011

  • The women in this study had no information about the men's choosiness in general.

    Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011

  • The women in this study had no information about the men's choosiness in general.

    Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011

  • Was his failure due to choosiness? he wondered - or fear of rejection, or unattractiveness?

    Fear vic fortezza 2011

  • This “choosiness” of cooperators dramatically enhances their probability of success.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • Mae had to wonder if his much-talked-about choosiness was actually painful shyness.

    The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010

  • Mae had to wonder if his much-talked-about choosiness was actually painful shyness.

    The Demons Covenant Sarah Rees Brennan 2010

  • We can always use new outlets for high-minded choosiness.

    Save the New York Schmattas 2009

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