About The Word Persnickety
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Persnickety
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What's The Definition Of Persnickety?
[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 | Synonyms for Persnickety: bigheaded | fastidious | pernickety | proud | snooty | snot-nosed | snotty | stuck-up | too big for one's breeches | uppish Related Terms | Find terms related to Persnickety: See Also | |
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