| 单词 | persnickety |
| 释义 | persnickety (once / 218877 pages) adj Persnickety is a lively, fancy word for “fussy.” If you've sent your salad back to the kitchen three times, you might be a persnickety eater. The adjective persnickety sounds prickly like a porcupine, and persnickety people can indeed be sharp and prickly when they don't get things precisely as they wish. I don't mean to be persnickety about grammar, but you shouldn't use “ain't” in an academic paper. If you're persnickety about your coffee, you'll probably want to put the cream and sugar in yourself. WORD FAMILYpersnickety USAGE EXAMPLESThere are aspects of my personality that are a little persnickety, I guess one could say. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) Other practices were often persnickety if you chose to forego there "advice" for frequent dental x-rays. New York Times(Sep 19, 2016) Maybe it sounds persnickety to ask for details. Washington Post(Sep 15, 2016) 1adj characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details a persnickety job a persnickety school teacher Syn pernickety fastidious giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness 2adj (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety Syn bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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