How do you pronounce choosy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃuːzi/.

choosy

/ˈt͡ʃuːzi/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

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"Since sexual relationships are more costly for female primates – they bear the kids – females are the choosier sex."
"Weiss told CNNMoney that Glossier is choosy when it launches a new product."
"With more than 800 choices on the wine list, there’s guaranteed to be a bottle for even the choosiest of palates."

Etymology tree English choose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English choosy From choose + -y.

choosier (comparative) choosiest (superlative) choosey (alternative)

choosily choosiness

susie suzy uzi jacuzzi boozy doozy bluesy woozy susy busey pusey newsy

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