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pingelig.

finical; finicky; fussy; picky; nitpick; fastidious

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɪŋəlɪç//ˈpɪŋəlɪk/
  1. finical; finicky; fussy; picky; nitpick; fastidious

    informal · mildly
Where this word comes from

From Ripuarian Central Franconian pengelig, pingelig and Low Franconian, in Ripuarian derived from Peng, Ping (“pain”), originally in the sense of German wehleidig (“over-sensitive, whiny”). Formally a doublet of standard peinlich (“hurtful; embarrassing”).

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