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persnickety

5 synonyms for persnickety, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — A US standard form of pernickety.

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Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

uppish snotty bigheaded snooty pernickety

Etymology

From Scots persnickety, from which pernickety also comes. See pernickety for more.

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