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Synonyms for pernickety
pərˈnɪk ɪ tiper·nick·ety
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Wiktionary
pernicketyadjective
Synonyms:
persnicketypernicketyadjective
Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious
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persnickety
Princeton's WordNet
pernickety, persnicketyadjective
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
"a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
Synonyms:
too big for one's breeches, uppish, stuck-up, snotty, bigheaded, persnickety, snot-nosed, snootyAntonyms:
unfastidious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pernicketyadjective
Synonyms:
finical, particular, fastidious, fussy
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69915 | snooty | |
#76851 | snotty | |
#226157 | persnickety |
Translations for pernickety
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- щекотливый, привередливый, придирчивый, суетливый, разборчивый, тонкий, въедливыйRussian
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