persnicketiness
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persnicketiness — noun see persnickety … New Collegiate Dictionary
persnicketiness — See persnickety. * * * … Universalium
persnicketiness — n. fastidiousness, fussiness, meticulousness … English contemporary dictionary
persnicketiness — per·snick·e·ti·ness … English syllables
persnicketiness — pə(r)ˈsnikəd.]ēnə̇s, kət], ]in noun ( es) : the quality or state of being persnickety … Useful english dictionary
persnickety — persnicketiness, n. /peuhr snik i tee/, adj. Informal. 1. overparticular; fussy. 2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob. 3. requiring painstaking care. Also, pernickety. [1885 90; orig. Scots, var. of PERNICKETY] Syn. 1. nitpicking,… … Universalium
persnickety — adjective Etymology: alteration of pernickety Date: 1915 1. a. fussy about small details ; fastidious < a persnickety teacher > b. having the characteristics of a snob 2. requiring great precision < a persnickety job > • persnicket … New Collegiate Dictionary
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particularity — n 1. individuality, distinctness, sep arateness, difference, definiteness, distinction, originality, uniqueness. 2. carefulness, attention to details, criticalness; fastidiousness, fussiness, finickiness, finicalness, meticu lousness; pickiness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
