pernickety
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Origin:
1800–10; orig. Scots; of uncertain origin; the prefix per- occurs in a number of other expressive words in Scots, e.g. pergaddus thump, clatter, perskeet fastidious, perjink trim, neat
1800–10; orig. Scots; of uncertain origin; the prefix per- occurs in a number of other expressive words in Scots, e.g. pergaddus thump, clatter, perskeet fastidious, perjink trim, neat
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per·nick·et·i·ness, noun
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pernickety or persnickety (pəˈnɪkɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy |
| 2. | (of a task) requiring close attention; exacting |
| [C19: originally Scottish, of unknown origin] | |
| persnickety or persnickety | |
| —adj | |
| [C19: originally Scottish, of unknown origin] | |
| per'nicketiness or persnickety | |
| —n | |
| per'snicketiness or persnickety | |
| —n | |
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00:10
Pernickety
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
pernickety
1808, "precise, fastidious," extended form of Scot. pernicky, of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from particular.
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Example sentences
Scientists tend to get pernickety about putting all these things together.
The pernickety, timeless, relentless nature of the accession process is the whole point.
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