pernickety
[ per-nik-i-tee ]
/ pərˈnɪk ɪ ti /
adjective
Origin of pernickety
1800–10; orig. Scots; of uncertain origin; the prefix
per- occurs in a number of other expressive words in Scots, e.g.
pergaddus thump, clatter,
perskeet fastidious,
perjink trim, neat
OTHER WORDS FROM pernickety
per·nick·et·i·ness, nounWords nearby pernickety
pernancy,
pernicious,
pernicious anaemia,
pernicious anemia,
pernicious vomiting,
pernickety,
pernik,
pernio,
pernod,
pernor,
pero-
Example sentences from the Web for pernickety
You didn't use to be so pernickety, when you was punchin' on the range, Lon.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays |VariousShe meant it was God's house, I s'pose, but she needn't have been so pernickety.
The Girl from Montana |Grace Livingston Hill
British Dictionary definitions for pernickety
pernickety
US persnickety
/ (pəˈnɪkɪtɪ) /
adjective informal
excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy
(of a task) requiring close attention; exacting
Derived forms of pernickety
pernicketiness or US persnicketiness, nounWord Origin for pernickety
C19: originally Scottish, of unknown origin