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Definition of pernickety adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pernickety

adjective
 
/pəˈnɪkəti/
 
/pərˈnɪkəti/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually persnickety)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. worrying too much about details that are not important; showing this synonym fussy
    Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.

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