persnickety

[ per-snik-i-tee ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. overparticular; fussy.

   Synonyms: finicky

2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.

persnickety

/ pəˈsnɪkɪtɪ /

adjective

1. See pernickety
   the US word for pernickety

Other Words From

• per·snicket·i·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of persnickety¹

1885–90; originally Scots, variant of pernickety

Example Sentences

If you play online a lot or play with people who are persnickety about mic quality, this mic may not be enough to get you by, but it’s certainly passable.

From Popular-Science

It “sounds fancy and the details of it can get very, very persnickety,” she notes.

From Science News For Students

His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.

From The Daily Beast

Radar acquisition has always been a persnickety thing to test properly on Earth.

From The Daily Beast

In the early years, she was regarded as persnickety but a helpful ally who returned calls promptly.

From The Daily Beast