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Meaning of PERSNICKETY
Pronunciation:
pur'snikitee
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Definition:
[adj]
characterized
by
excessive
precision
and
attention
to
trivial
details
; "
a
persnickety
job
"; "
a
persnickety
school
teacher
"
[adj]
used
colloquially
of
one
who
is
overly
conceited
or
arrogant
; "
a
snotty
little
scion
of
a
degenerate
family
"-
Laurent
Le
Sage
; "
they
'
re
snobs
--
stuck
-
up
and
uppity
and
persnickety
"
Synonyms:
bigheaded
,
fastidious
,
pernickety
,
proud
,
snooty
,
snot-nosed
,
snotty
,
stuck-up
,
too big for one's breeches
,
uppish
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