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Etymology edit

From peta (poke) +‎ -ig (-y).

Adjective edit

petig (comparative petigare, superlative petigast)

  1. fussy about details; finicky, nitpicky
    Den petige chefen vägrade läsa rapporter som inte var perfekt formaterade
    The finicky boss refused to read reports that weren't perfectly formatted

Declension edit

Inflection of petig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular petig petigare petigast
Neuter singular petigt petigare petigast
Plural petiga petigare petigast
Masculine plural3 petige petigare petigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 petige petigare petigaste
All petiga petigare petigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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