1. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
   "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
   - bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish 
2. Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
   "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
   - pernickety

See also: fastidious, proud

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