persnickety

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persnickety

/pɚˈsnɪ.kɪ.ti/

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From Scots persnickety, whence also pernickety. More at pernickety.

adjective more persnickety · most persnickety

US, standard US standard form of pernickety Marjorie glanced up and down the long street. “Well, I never in my life saw so many different kinds of houses!” she exclaimed. “Aren’t they funny! Why, they look almost like people. Look at that little persnickety one over there — the white, white one with the green, green blinds — doesn’t it look e
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@misc{persnickety_2026,
  title = {persnickety},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persnickety},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}