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adjective
- 1. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy: informal North American "she's very persnickety about her food" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : fussy about small details : fastidious. a persnickety teacher. b. : having the characteristics of a snob. 2. : requiring great precision. a persnickety job. persnicketiness. pər-ˈsni-kə-tē-nəs. noun. Did you know?
PERSNICKETY definition: 1. giving too much attention to small details that are not important in a way that annoys other…. Learn more.
Synonyms for PERSNICKETY: finicky, careful, picky, nice, fussy, particular, fastidious, pernickety; Antonyms of PERSNICKETY: undemanding, affable, lackadaisical, carefree, low-pressure, flexible, lax, breezy.
Persnickety is a lively, fancy word for “fussy.” If you've sent your salad back to the kitchen three times, you might be a persnickety eater.
Persnickety definition: overparticular; fussy.. See examples of PERSNICKETY used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as persnickety, you think that they pay too much attention to small, unimportant details. [ US , informal , disapproval ] He is a very rigorous man, very persnickety.
Define persnickety. persnickety synonyms, persnickety pronunciation, persnickety translation, English dictionary definition of persnickety. adj. 1. a. Overparticular about trivial details; fastidious. b. Snobbish; pretentious. 2. Requiring strict attention to detail; demanding: a persnickety...
