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persnickety

[ per-snik-i-tee ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. overparticular; fussy.

    Synonyms:

  2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
  3. requiring painstaking care.


persnickety

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adjective

  1. the US word for pernickety
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of persnickety1

1885–90; originally Scots, variant of pernickety
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“Don’t go writing that she’s persnickety about her water,†Underwood joked.

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This pie will impress even your persnickety aunt.

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Who cares if your persnickety aunt or controlling cousin surveys the updated holiday table with a huff?

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Howard is persnickety but forbearing and appreciates quirks.

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"The rest is needlessly persnickety. Very much in keeping with her tone and tenor last we saw her during the investigation," he added.

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