Definitions for persnicketypərˈsnɪk ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
per•snick•et•y*pərˈsnɪk ɪ ti(adj.)
also pernickety
excessively particular; fussy.
Category: Informal
requiring painstaking care.
Category: Informal
* Informal..
Origin of persnickety:
1885–90; orig. Scots, var. of pernickety
per•snick′et•i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish(adj)
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
"a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
pernickety, persnickety(adj)
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
"a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
Wiktionary
persnickety(Adjective)
Fastidious or fussy.
persnickety(Adjective)
Obsessive about mundane details, demanding for precision.
Origin: Alteration of pernickety
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