pernickety
Pernickety (adj) means Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
Etymology
From Scots pernickety, persnickety, apparently from per- + nick (“a notch, mark, cutting retort”) + -et (“-ed”) + -y; equivalent to English per- + nick + -ety; literally, “marked up”, then “overly precise”. The alternative form persnickety, with s, may be due to substitution of Scots sneck (“a cut, notch”) for nick. Compare also Scots variants pernicked, pernicket, pirnicky, and pernicky.
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What is the meaning of pernickety?
"pernickety" (adj) means fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
What are the different meanings of pernickety?
"pernickety" has 2 main meanings: 1. Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious; 2. Requiring attention to minor details.