# pingelig

pingelig is a German adjective meaning “finical”. Forms: pingeliger, am pingeligsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: pingeliger
- Superlative: am pingeligsten

## In other languages

- Русский: щепетильный, тщательный, скрупулёзный

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · mildly_ finical; finicky; fussy; picky; nitpick; fastidious
2. fastidious; picky; fussy; nitpicky
   - „Unser neuer Chef ist aber pingelig!“

## Examples

- Manche Leute sind sehr pingelig. — Some people are very fussy.
- Ich bin nicht pingelig. — I'm not fussy.
- Ich bin pingelig. — I'm picky.
- Tom ist sehr pingelig. — Tom's very fussy.
- Er ist pingelig. — He's finicky.

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