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单词 pernickety
释义

pernickety

adjective

per·​nick·​e·​ty pər-ˈni-kə-tē How to pronounce pernickety (audio)
chiefly British
: persnickety

Synonyms

  • choosy
  • choosey
  • dainty
  • delicate
  • demanding
  • exacting
  • fastidious
  • finical
  • finicking
  • finicky
  • fussbudgety
  • fussy
  • nice
  • old-maidish
  • particular
  • persnickety
  • picky
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Example Sentences

an Oxford don who's definitely a pernickety old chap
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps this pernickety attention to detail is just the next logical step after years of falsification? Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1808, in the meaning defined above

pernickety

adjective

chiefly British
as in persnickety
hard to please an Oxford don who's definitely a pernickety old chap

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • persnickety
  • finicky
  • careful
  • fussy
  • particular
  • picky
  • finicking
  • demanding
  • fastidious
  • exacting
  • finical
  • choosy
  • nice
  • meticulous
  • dainty
  • selective
  • choosey
  • delicate
  • punctilious
  • old-maidish
  • discerning
  • fussbudgety
  • critical
  • hypercritical
  • captious
  • scrupulous
  • overcritical
  • discriminating
  • carping
  • caviling
  • prissy
  • faultfinding
  • knowledgeable
  • painstaking
  • peevish
  • insightful
  • overdemanding
  • squeamish
  • touchy
  • petulant
  • prim
  • cavilling
  • queasy
  • prickly
  • ultrafastidious
  • hyperfastidious
  • queazy
  • niminy-piminy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undemanding
  • affable
  • unfussy
  • lackadaisical
  • lax
  • lenient
  • carefree
  • breezy
  • relaxed
  • loose
  • flexible
  • uncritical
  • unfastidious
  • permissive
  • undiscriminating
  • devil-may-care
  • laid-back
  • indiscriminating
  • happy-go-lucky
  • low-pressure
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