persnickety
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ɪ adjective Informal.
1.
overparticular; fussy.
2.
snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3.
requiring painstaking care.
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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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| 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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Example sentences
Cardboard boxes, dusty paperbacks and remote controls have not been cleared away by persnickety stylists.
The other consists of regional supermarkets that quietly satisfy persnickety tastes with mellow prices.
He was not persnickety about his beaches, though he preferred those on the ocean.
Once again, the search function proves to be either useless or extremely persnickety.
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