Word:
Persnickety
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Giving a lot of attention to details that are minor or not important.
Sentences:
1) As she got older, she became more and more persnickety.
2) He lacked the patience to deal with persnickety tasks, such as hanging the wallpaper.
Origin:
Alteration of pernickety, which is of unknown origin.
First use:
1915
Synonyms:
choosy, dainty, delicate, demanding, finnical, fussy, fastidious
Antonyms:
undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy.
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