Persnickety Definition & Meaning
persnickety
- adjective
- (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
- characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
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