vétillard

French

Etymology

From vétiller +‎ -ard.

Adjective

vétillard (feminine vétillarde, masculine plural vétillards, feminine plural vétillardes)

1. particular, fastidious punctilious
2. nitpicky, captious

Noun

vétillard m (plural vétillards)

1. trifler (someone who trifles)

Further reading

• “vétillard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.