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pernickety

pernickety

English

Adjective

pernickety (comparative more pernickety, superlative most pernickety)

  1. (chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
  2. Requiring attention to minor details.

Synonyms

  1. persnickety (US); more on Wikisaurus:fastidious

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