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adjective Informal.
1.
overparticular; fussy.
2.
snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3.
requiring painstaking care.
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Persnickety
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- But some persnickety reporters wondered why the statement sounded so wishy-washy.
- And explains why one doesn't find such persnickety rules in other countries.
- He was not persnickety about his beaches, though he preferred those on the ocean.
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World English Dictionary
| persnickety (pəˈsnɪkɪtɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| the US word for pernickety | |
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Word Origin & History
persnickety
1905, alteration of pernickety (q.v.).
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