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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. the US word for pernickety
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • per·snicket·i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of persnickety1

1885–90; originally Scots, variant of pernickety
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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.

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

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

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

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

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