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Definition of persnicketinesses - 2 dictionary results

per⋅snick⋅et⋅y

  [per-snik-i-tee]
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–adjective Informal.
1. overparticular; fussy.
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.
Also, pernickety.

Origin:
1885–90; orig. Scots, var. of pernickety

Related forms:
per⋅snick⋅et⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. nitpicking, finicky.
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persnickety 
1905, alteration of pernickety (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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