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   pernickety

   /pəˈnɪkɪti/

   adjective

   • 1. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy: informal British "she's very pernickety about her food"
   • ▪ requiring a particularly precise or careful approach: informal British "the system does not encourage additional enquiries on detailed and pernickety points"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin. Compare with persnickety.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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