PERSNICKETY


Meaning of PERSNICKETY in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .