H12

If somebody eating a meal takes little bits of food and leaves most of it on his plate, you say he ________.

FINICKY 168
EATS LIKE A BIRD 114
PICKS AT HIS FOOD 109
PICKY EATER 104
MINCES 86
PICKY 65
DAINTY EATER 44
FINICKY EATER 43
WASTEFUL 40
PICKS 37
NIBBLES 30
LIGHT EATER 24
PICAYUNISH 16
SMALL EATER 16
FUSSY EATER 14
EYES ARE BIGGER THAN HIS BELLY 13
DELICATE EATER 10
POOR EATER 10
TIMID EATER 10
FUSSY 9
WASTES FOOD 9
WASTES HIS FOOD 9
DAINTY 7
NIBBLER 7
NOT HUNGRY 7
PICKER 6
PICKS AT IT 6
MINCER 5
PERSNICKETY 5
PLAYS WITH HIS FOOD 5
CHOICY 4
CHOOSY EATER 4
EYES WERE BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH 4
MINCES HIS FOOD 4
PICKS HIS FOOD 4
EATS DAINTILY 3
EATS LIKE A CANARY BIRD 3
EYES ARE BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH 3
HAS A POOR APPETITE 3
ISN’T HUNGRY 3
JUST NIBBLES 3
MESSY EATER 3
MINCES AROUND 3
NIBBLING 3
PARTICULAR 3
PICKETY EATER 3
PICKS OVER HIS FOOD 3
SNOOPY 3
WASTES 3
BIRD EATER 2
DABBLES 2
DELICATE 2
DOESN’T EAT MUCH 2
DON’T EAT MUCH 2
DON’T EAT WELL 2
EAT LIKE A BIRD 2
EATS LIKE A PIGEON 2
EATS LIKE A RABBIT 2
EYES IS BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH 2
KIND OF MESSY 2
MINCY 2
MINCY EATER 2
NIBBLED 2
PERNICKETY 2
PICAYUNY 2
PICKING 2
PICKS AND CHOOSES 2
PICKS AROUND 2
PICKS IT 2
TICKY 2
TIMID WITH HIS EATING 2
VERY SMALL EATER 2
VERY WASTEFUL 2
WASTEFUL EATER 2
WASTES IT 2
ACTS LIKE HE THOUGHT IT WAS NASTY 1
ALWAYS PICKIN’ ROUND 1
AWFUL FUSSY 1
BASHFUL 1
CHINTZY EATER 1
CHOICY WITH HIS FOOD 1
CRANK ABOUT HIS FOOD 1
DALLIES 1
DAMN FOOL 1
DAWDLES 1
DIDN’T ENJOY IT 1
DIDN’T HAVE MANNERS 1
DIDN’T LIKE HIS FOOD 1
DIPPER 1
DOESN’T CLEAN HIS PLATE 1
DOESN’T EAT ENOUGH TO KEEP A BIRD ALIVE 1
DOESN’T EAT ENOUGH TO KEEP A CHICKEN ALIVE 1
DOESN’T LIKE IT 1
DON’T CLEAN HIS PLATE 1
DON’T EAT 1
DON’T EAT ENOUGH TO KEEP A BIRD ALIVE 1
DON’T EAT GOOD 1
DON’T EAT MUCHA FOOD 1
DON’T ENJOY HIS FOOD 1
DON’T GET INVITED BACK 1
DON’T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS 1
EAT SPARINGLY 1
EATING LIKE A BIRD 1
EATS FINICKY 1
EATS LIGHT 1
EATS LIKE A CANARY 1
EATS LIKE A CAT 1
EATS LIKE A CHICKEN 1
EATS LIKE A SPARROW 1
EATS PICKY 1
EATS WASTEFULLY 1
EXTRAVAGANT 1
EYES ARE LARGER THAN HIS BELLY 1
EYES BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH 1
EYES MUST HAVE BEEN BIGGER THAN HIS BELLY 1
FASTIDIOUS 1
FINICKITY 1
FINICKY WITH EATING 1
FLETCHERIZES 1
GOT A BIRD’S APPETITE 1
HAS A BIRD APPETITE 1
HAS A PICKY APPETITE 1
HAS A SMALL APPETITE 1
HAS EYES TOO BIG FOR HIS STOMACH 1
HAS NO APPETITE 1
HASN’T EAT ANY 1
HE DON’T LIKE IT 1
HORRIBLE GUEST 1
ISN’T EATING ENOUGH TO KEEP A BIRD ALIVE 1
JUST MESSES OVER HIS FOOD 1
JUST NIBBLED AT IT 1
JUST NIBBLING 1
JUST PICKS 1
JUST PICKS AT HIS FOOD 1
JUST TASTES 1
JUST WASTING FOOD 1
KINDA DELICATE 1
KINDA MUNCHES AT IT 1
LEAVES A DIRTY PLATE 1
LEFT A MESS 1
LIGHT FEEDER 1
LITTLE EATER 1
LOST HIS APPETITE 1
MESSER 1
MINCED HIS FOOD 1
MINCES ALONG 1
MINCES AT HIS FOOD 1
MINCES AT IT 1
MINCES HIS MEALS 1
MINCING IT 1
MIND IS BIGGER THAN HIS STOMACH 1
MINK 1
MISER 1
MITS 1
MOUSY ABOUT HIS EATING 1
MUNCHES HIS FOOD 1
MUNCHY 1
MUST BE A SMALL EATER 1
MUST BE SICK 1
NIBBLE 1
NIBBLED AT IT 1
NIBBLES AT HIS FOOD 1
NIBBLES AT IT 1
NIBBLES HIS FOOD 1
NOT A BIG EATER 1
NOT EATING WELL 1
NOT GOT GOOD MANNERS 1
NOT HEARTY 1
NOT NO BIG EATER 1
NOT NORMAL 1
OFF HIS FEED 1
ON A DIET 1
PECKS AT IT 1
PECKY EATER 1
PECULIAR 1
PETIT EATER 1
PICAYUNE 1
PICAYUNISH ABOUT WHAT HE EATS 1
PICK AND PICK 1
PICK EATER 1
PICK-AND-CHOOSY 1
PICKED 1
PICKED AT HIS FOOD 1
PICKED AT IT 1
PICKETY 1
PICKIFIED 1
PICKING AT HER FOOD 1
PICKISH EATER 1
PICKS AND CHOOSES A LOT 1
PICKS AROUND OVER HIS PLATE 1
PICKS AT HIS MEALS 1
PICKS AWAY AT HIS FOOD 1
PICKS IT OVER 1
PICKS LIKE A BIRD 1
PICKY WITH HIS EATING 1
PICKY-UNIS 1
PLAYS WITH FOOD 1
PUNY 1
PUNY EATER 1
SAMPLES IT 1
SCRAWNY EATER 1
SICK 1
SNEAKY EATER 1
SNOOPY EATER 1
SPARE EATER 1
SPLEENY EATER 1
SPOILED BRAT 1
TAKES A BUSHEL AND DOESN’T EAT A PECK 1
TAKES LITTLE BITES 1
TAKES LITTLE PIECES 1
TAKES MORE THAN HE COULD EAT 1
TAKES OUT MORE THAN HE CAN EAT 1
THAT’S WASTEFUL 1
THEY WOULDN’T ALLOW YOU AT THE SHAKERS’ 1
TICKY EATER 1
TIDBIT 1
TIMID 1
TINY EATER 1
TOO PARTICULAR 1
TOO PICKY 1
TOO STINGY TO EAT 1
TOYS WITH IT 1
WAS STRANGE IN OUR HOUSE 1
WAS TIMID 1
WASN’T HUNGRY 1
WASN’T VERY HUNGRY 1
WASTED IT 1
WASTER 1
WASTES MORE THAN HE EATS 1
WASTES THE FOOD 1
WASTES TOO MUCH FOOD 1
WASTING 1
WASTING FOOD 1
WASTREL 1
YOU WOULDN’T MAKE A GOOD SHAKER 1
YOUR EYES WERE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH 1

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