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persnickety
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persnickety
(adjective)
persnickety
/pɚ
ˈ
snɪkəti/
adjective
persnickety
/pɚ
ˈ
snɪkəti/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERSNICKETY
[
more persnickety; most persnickety
]
US, informal + disapproving
:
giving a lot of attention to details that are minor or not important
a
persnickety
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