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    [Adjective]  | "per*nick*e*ty" | \ pər-ˈni-kə-tē \


    1: persnickety


    Origin: circa 1808 ;

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    [Adjective]  | "pernickety" 


    1: hard to please;


      * e.g., " ... an Oxford don who's definitely a pernickety old chap "





     [ "Pernickety" ]

    1: Function: adjective

      * e.g.,  ... a. persnickety teacher 


     [ "Pernickety" ]

    2: Etymology: alteration of pernickety

      * e.g.,  ... b. a persnickety job 


     [ "Pernickety" ]

    3: 1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS


     [ "Pernickety" ]

    4:  b : having the characteristics of a snob


     [ "Pernickety" ]

    5: 2 : requiring great precision per·snick·e·ti·ness /-n&s/ noun

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