Persnickety Definition

pər-snĭkĭ-tē
adjective
Too particular or precise; fastidious; fussy.
Webster's New World
Snobbish; pretentious.
American Heritage
Showing or requiring extremely careful treatment.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Persnickety

  • Alteration of pernickety

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of pernickety

    From Wiktionary

Persnickety Sentence Examples

  • I have a Siamese who is very persnickety about her litter box.

  • Sometimes dealing with a persnickety Virgo can lead you close to the edge.

  • Virgos can be persnickety, but they are also a highly faithful sign.

  • As Orson Hodge, MacLachlan plays the orthodontist husband of persnickety Bree, and he just happened to have been the culprit behind the wheel of the hit and run that struck Mike Delfino.

  • Sure, some cats are willing to buddy up and share food bowls, litter boxes, and scratching posts, but some persnickety felines simply can't resign themselves to sharing the things they consider to be their own.

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