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Definition of Persnickety

1. Adjective. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant. "They're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

2. Adjective. Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details. "A persnickety school teacher"

Definition of Persnickety

1. Adjective. (American English) Fastidious or fussy. ¹

2. Adjective. Obsessive about mundane details, demanding for precision. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Persnickety

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Persnickety

persistent mullerian duct syndrome persistent tremor persistent vegetative state persistently persistently growing tooth persister persisters persisting persistingly persistive

persists persnicketiness persnickety person person-to-person person-years person agreement person hour person of color person of colour

person of ordinary skill in the art person of size person to person epidemic persona persona grata persona non grata personability

Literary usage of Persnickety

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices by Ralph Fletcher (2006)
"... Boys and Writing: Persnickety Questions Q,: What do you do when a kid "crosses the line" in his writing and goes too far? A: Let me say right off the ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... no commercial publisher could have perse. vered with —John Russell, NY Times Book Rev., 16 Apr. 1978 persnickety See PERNICKETY, Persnickety. person 1. ..."

3. Production Engineering and Cost Keeping for Machine Shops by William Rupert Basset, Johnson Heywood (1922)
"Or if they do demand that the workmen have authority for using it, they are seldom "persnickety " about what it is to be used for. ..."

4. Production Engineering and Cost Keeping for Machine Shops by William Rupert Basset, Johnson Heywood (1922)
"Or if they do demand that the workmen have authority for using it, they are seldom "persnickety " about what it is to be used for. ..."

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