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pernickety

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pernickety /pɚˈnɪkəti/ adjective
pernickety
/pɚˈnɪkəti/
adjective
Learner's definition of PERNICKETY
[more pernickety; most pernickety] British, informal + disapproving
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pernickety

adjective

per·​nick·​e·​ty pər-ˈni-kə-tē How to pronounce pernickety (audio)
chiefly British

Example Sentences

an Oxford don who's definitely a pernickety old chap
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps this pernickety attention to detail is just the next logical step after years of falsification? Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pernickety was circa 1808
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