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pointilleux meaning in English

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pointilleux adjectif

picky [pickier, pickiest]◼◼◼(fussy, particular)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪk.i] [US: ˈpɪk.i]

fastidious◼◼◻(excessively particular)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈstɪ.dɪəs] [US: fæ.ˈstɪ.diəs]

punctilious◼◼◻(strictly attentive to detail)
adjective
[UK: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.lɪəs] [US: pʌŋk.ˈtɪ.liəs]

pedantic◼◼◻(being finicky with language)
adjective
[UK: pɪ.ˈdæn.tɪk] [US: pə.ˈdæn.tɪk]

sedulous [sedulouser, sedulousest](of a person: diligent in application or pursuit)
adjective
[UK: ˈse.djʊ.ləs] [US: ˈse.djʊ.ləs]

pointilleux adjectif
{m}

fussy [fussier, fussiest]◼◼◼(particular about details)
adjective
[UK: ˈfʌ.si] [US: ˈfʌ.si]

pointilleux nom

stickler [sticklers]◼◼◼(someone who insistently advocates for something)
noun
[UK: ˈstɪ.klə(r)] [US: ˈstɪk.ə.lər]
My teacher is a stickler for grammar. = Mon professeur est pointilleux sur la grammaire.

pointilleux adjectif
{m} {m-Pl}

pernickety◼◼◻(paying undue attention to minor details)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti] [US: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti]

pernickety◼◼◻(requiring attention to minor details)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti] [US: pə.ˈnɪk.ə.ti]

pointilleux nom {m}

nitpicking [nitpickings]◼◻◻(any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ] [US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ]