Definition of "persnickety" [per•snick•et•y]

• Overparticular about trivial details; fastidious. (adjective)
• Snobbish; pretentious. (adjective)
• Requiring strict attention to detail; demanding: a persnickety job. (adjective)

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• "You are the first person to use the word persnickety that I have ever encountered – Way To GO! good word"
• ""To be polite, I'd call her persnickety," he told me."
• "Sales are too complicated in Manhattan because there are many other factors involved in a sale, such as persnickety co-op boards or new development condos that prefer cash buyers at first."