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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•nick•et•y (pər nik′i tē),USA pronunciation adj. - Informal Termspersnickety.
- 1800–10; origin, originally Scots; of uncertain origin, originally; the prefix per- occurs in a number of other expressive words in Scots, e.g. pergaddus thump, clatter, perskeet fastidious, perjink trim, neat
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pernickety /pəˈnɪkɪtɪ/, US persnickety adj informal - excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy
- (of a task) requiring close attention; exacting
Etymology: 19th Century: originally Scottish, of unknown origin per•snick•et•y /pɚˈsnɪkɪti/USA pronunciation also per•nick•e•ty /pɚˈnɪkɪti/USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]- Informal Termsvery fussy;
paying too much attention to details:the persnickety English teacher who notices every comma that's in the wrong place.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•snick•et•y (pər snik′i tē),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]- Informal Termsoverparticular;
fussy. - Informal Termssnobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
- Informal Termsrequiring painstaking care.
Also, pernickety. - origin, originally Scots, variant of pernickety 1885–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . nitpicking, finicky.
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