per ‧ nick ‧ e ‧ ty /pəˈnɪkəti, pəˈnɪkɪti $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from particular ]
worrying too much about small and unimportant things SYN fussy
per ‧ nick ‧ e ‧ ty /pəˈnɪkəti, pəˈnɪkɪti $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from particular ]
worrying too much about small and unimportant things SYN fussy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012