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persnickety meaning and definition
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Definition of persnickety (adjective)
- (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"
- synonyms: bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish
- characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
- "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
- synonyms: pernickety
Source: Princeton University Wordnet