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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "seletivo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priverédlivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "привере́дливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razborčivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "разборчивый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbirátelʹnyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "избира́тельный"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sticchiusu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "difícil de complacer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "selectivo"
},
{
"code": "tsg",
"lang": "Tausug",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "mapī'"
}
],
"word": "choosy"
}
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