pernickety

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Etymology

From Scots pernickety, persnickety, of uncertain origin; the Dictionary of the Scots Language says that it resembles per- ("intensifying prefix") + nick, but might be derived from particular + finicky with the form influenced by past participles ending in -et, -it, -ed.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)ˈnɪk.ɪ.ti/, /pɜː(ɹ)ˈnɪk.ə.ti/

Adjective

pernickety

1. (chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

   Synonyms: niggly, persnickety, Thesaurus:fastidious

2. Requiring attention to minor details.

Translations

• French: pointilleux, tatillon, pinailleur
• German: kleinlich, pingelig, etepetete, penibel, übergenau
• Russian: приди́рчивый
• Spanish: punctilloso, puntilloso

Translations

• French: pointilleux, tatillon, pinailleur
• German: kritisch, genau, heikel
• Russian: щекотли́вый
• Spanish: puntilloso

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