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persnickety definition

per·snick·ety (pər snik′ə tē)

adjective

  1. too particular or precise; fastidious; fussy
  2. showing or requiring extremely careful treatment

Etymology: < pernickety < Scot dial., altered < ? pertickie, child's word for particular

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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how about Facetious or Persnickety46 years ago

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