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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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of pernickety in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    PERNICKETY definition: 1. giving too much attention to small details that are not important in a way that annoys other…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERNICKETY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PERNICKETY meaning: 1. giving too much attention to small details that are not important in a way that annoys other…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERNICKETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as pernickety, you think that they pay too much attention to small, unimportant details.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › pernicketyPERNICKETY - 36 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    These are words and phrases related to pernickety. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of pernickety.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pernicketyPernickety Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    per· nick· e· ty pər-ˈni-kə-tē. Synonyms of pernickety. chiefly British. : persnickety. Synonyms. choosy choosey dainty delicate demanding exacting fastidious finical finicking finicky fussbudgety fussy nice old-maidish particular persnickety picky. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of pernickety in a Sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpernickety adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of pernickety adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › pernicketyPERNICKETY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy. (of a task) requiring close attention; exacting. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pernicketyPernickety - definition of pernickety by The Free Dictionary

    1. excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy. 2. (of a task) requiring close attention; exacting. [C19: originally Scottish, of unknown origin] perˈnicketiness, perˈsnicketiness n. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pernicketyPernickety - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of. pernickety. adjective. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details. synonyms: persnickety. fastidious. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pernicketypernickety - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    pernickety meaning, definition, what is pernickety: worrying too much about small and unimpo...: Learn more.