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Dictionary: per·snick·e·ty   (pər-snĭk'ĭ-tē) pronunciation

adj.
    1. Overparticular about trivial details; fastidious.
    2. Snobbish; pretentious.
  1. Requiring strict attention to detail; demanding: a persnickety job.

[Alteration of PERNICKETY.]

persnicketiness per·snick'e·ti·ness n.

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Definition: fussy, particular
Antonyms: open, unconcerned, unfussy


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant
  Synonyms: bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

Meaning #2: characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
  Synonym: pernickety


 
 
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