persnickety

[ per-snik-i-tee ]

/ pərˈsnɪk ɪ ti /

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adjective Informal.

overparticular; fussy.

snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.

requiring painstaking care.

OTHER WORDS FOR persnickety

1 nitpicking, finicky.

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Origin of persnickety

1885–90; originally Scots, variant of pernickety

OTHER WORDS FROM persnickety

per·snick·et·i·ness, noun

Words nearby persnickety

persistent, persistent cruelty, persistent organic pollutant, persistent vegetative state, Persius, persnickety, person, persona, personable, Personae, personage

How to use persnickety in a sentence

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.
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It “sounds fancy and the details of it can get very, very persnickety,” she notes.
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His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
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Radar acquisition has always been a persnickety thing to test properly on Earth.
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In the early years, she was regarded as persnickety but a helpful ally who returned calls promptly.
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British Dictionary definitions for persnickety

persnickety

/ (pəˈsnɪkɪtɪ) /

adjective

the US word for pernickety

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