persnickety
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[per-snik-i-tee]
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–adjective Informal.
1. overparticular; fussy.
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.
Also, pernickety.
—Synonyms
1. nitpicking, finicky.
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persnickety, pernickety (adjs.)
Both adjectives mean "over-particular, over-fussy."
Persnickety is the American version
of Scottish and British pernickety, though most Americans will also accept the British version.
This LAT Norton story addresses his image problems, which are substantial. He is seen as a gifted writer and actor, but opinionated and persnickety.
see aloof obstinate
finicky
persnickety (snobbish)
fastidious (painstaking)
- Jul 18 Fri 2008 14:10
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