July 18, 2008

Persnickety

persnickety



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[per-snik-i-tee]

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–adjective Informal. 
1. overparticular; fussy
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob. 
3. requiring painstaking care.  

Also, pernickety.

—Synonyms 
1. nitpicking, finicky.


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persnickety, pernickety (adjs.) 
 
Both adjectives mean "over-particular, over-fussy." 

Persnickety is the American version 

of Scottish and British pernickety, though most Americans will also accept the British version. 


edward-norton01 
This LAT Norton story addresses his image problems, which are substantial. He is seen as a gifted writer and actor, but opinionated and persnickety.


see aloof obstinate

finicky 
persnickety (snobbish) 
fastidious (painstaking) 








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