PERNICKETY
\pˈɜːnɪkɪti], \pˈɜːnɪkɪti], \p_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_k_ɪ_t_i]\
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characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
By Princeton University
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characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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per-nik'e-ti, adj. easily troubled about trifles: (coll.) fastidious.--n. PERNICK'ETINESS.
By Thomas Davidson
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(colloq.). Fastidious; ticklish, requiring careful handling.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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