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persnickety

pers·nic·kety

UK/pɚˈsnɪ.kɪ.ti/ uncommon us

adjective

1.

used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant

  • “a snotty little scion of a degenerate family” Laurent Le Sage
  • “they”
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2.

characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

  • “a persnickety job”
  • “a persnickety school teacher”
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Origin

From Scots persnickety, whence also pernickety. More at pernickety.

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