- pernickety/persnickety
- fussy, critical of details, perfectionistic
When Dale was teenager, he was pernickety about his hair.
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pernickety — persnickety, fastidious, finicky, finicking, finical, *nice, dainty, particular, fussy, squeamish Analogous words: exacting, demanding, requiring (see DEMAND): annoyed, vexed, irked (see ANNOY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
persnickety — per|snick|e|ty [pəˈsnıkıti US pər ] adj AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: pernickety persnickety (19 21 centuries), perhaps from particular] worrying too much about details that are not important used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
Persnickety — Per*snick et*y, a. 1. Finicky or fussy; demanding attention to petty details; of people. [Colloq.] Syn: pernickety, pernicketty. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. snobbish; behaving aloofly. [Colloq.] Syn: pernickety, pernicketty. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pernickety — Per*nick et*y, Pernicketty Per*nick et*ty, a. Finical or fussy; full of petty details. [Colloq.] Syn: persnickety. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persnickety — 1905, alteration of pernickety (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
persnickety — pernickety, fastidious, finicky, finicking, finical, *nice, dainty, particular, fussy, squeamish Analogous words: exacting, demanding, requiring (see DEMAND): annoyed, vexed, irked (see ANNOY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pernickety — meaning ‘fussy, fastidious’, is a 19c word of Scottish origin which has spread to all English speaking areas. In AmE, the form persnickety is also used … Modern English usage
pernickety — [pər nik′ə tē] adj. var. of PERSNICKETY … English World dictionary
persnickety — [pər snik′ə tē] adj. [< pernickety < Scot dial., altered < ? pertickie, child s word for PARTICULAR] Informal 1. too particular or precise; fastidious; fussy 2. showing or requiring extremely careful treatment … English World dictionary
persnickety — adjective 1. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant a snotty little scion of a degenerate family Laurent Le Sage they re snobs stuck up and uppity and persnickety • Syn: ↑bigheaded, ↑snooty, ↑snot nosed, ↑snotty, ↑stuck up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
