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persnickety
/pər'snɪkɪti/
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persnickety
adjective
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
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"a persnickety job"
"a persnickety school teacher"
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pernickety
fastidious
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adjective
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
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"they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
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bigheaded
snooty
snot-nosed
snotty
stuck-up
too big for one's breeches
uppish
proud
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Antonyms of persnickety
humble
unfastidious
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