Persnickety

adjective/pɚˈsnɪ.kɪ.ti/character

Definition

Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fastidious, proud, stuck-up, snotty, uppish

In a sentence

A persnickety client who changed requirements weekly.

Tags

pos-adjective

Source

Notes/vocab.csv