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View usage for: (pəʳnɪkɪti) adjectiveIf you describe someone as pernickety, you think that they pay too much attention to small, unimportant details. [British, informal, disapproval] Customs officials can get extremely pernickety about things like that. [+ about] regional note: in AM, use persnickety More Synonyms of pernickety pernickety in British English (pəˈnɪkɪtɪ) or US persnickety adjective informal1. excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy 2. (of a task) requiring close attention; exacting Derived forms pernicketiness (perˈnicketiness) or US persnicketiness (perˈsnicketiness) noun Word origin C19: originally Scottish, of unknown origin pernickety in American English (pərˈnɪkəti) Examples of 'pernickety' in a sentencepernickety Definition excessively fussy about details He's very pernickety about neatness. Synonyms exacting anal retentive difficult to please hairsplitting overprecise nit-picky (informal) Opposites slack , careless , sloppy , lax , haphazard , uncritical , slapdash , heedless , slipshod , inattentive , easy to please Definition (of a task) requiring close attention a pernickety selection process Additional synonymsDefinition cautious in attitude or action One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people. Synonyms cautious, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, circumspect, punctilious (formal), chary, heedful, thoughtful, discreetThey deserve recognition, not carping criticism. Synonyms fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, cavilling, hypercritical, captious, nit-picky (informal) Definition making rigorous or excessive demands He was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task. Synonyms demanding, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, painstakingNearby words ofpernickety - permit
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Additional synonymsDefinition paying great attention to neatness, detail, and order He was fastidious about his appearance. Synonyms particular, meticulous, fussy, overdelicate, difficult, nice, critical, discriminating, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), hard to please, finicky, punctilious (formal), pernickety, hypercritical, overnice, nit-picky (informal) Fine detailed work is done with the help of a magnifying glass. Synonyms intricate, detailed, complex, complicated, exact, meticulousDefinition overelaborate or ornate Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat. Synonyms fussy, difficult, particular, hard to please, critical, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), finicking, overnice, overparticular, nit-picky (informal) Definition showing such concern Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail. Synonyms fussy, carping, quibbling, pedantic, finicky, cavilling, pettifogging, anal retentive, captious, hairsplitting Definition extremely careful and thorough Police carried out a painstaking search of the area. Synonyms thorough, careful, meticulous, earnest, exacting, strenuous, conscientious, persevering, diligent, scrupulous, industrious, assiduous, thoroughgoing, punctilious (formal), sedulousDefinition difficult to please Ted was very particular about the colours he used. Synonyms fussy, demanding, critical, exacting, discriminating, meticulous, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), picky (informal), finicky, pernickety (informal), anal retentive, overnice, nit-picky (informal) Definition fussy Everyone knows children are picky eaters. Synonyms fussy, particular, critical, carping, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), finicky, cavilling, pernickety (informal), fault-finding, captious, nit-picky (informal) Definition attentive to detail He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time. Synonyms particular, careful, strict, exact, nice, formal, proper, precise, meticulous, conscientious, fussy, scrupulous, finicky, anal retentive, ceremonious, nit-picky (informal) |