— persnicketiness , n.
/peuhr snik"i tee/ , adj. Informal.
1. overparticular; fussy.
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.
Also, pernickety .
[ 1885-90; orig. Scots, var. of PERNICKETY ]
Syn. 1. nitpicking, finicky.