Persnickety

per·snick·e·ty

adj \pər-ˈsni-kə-tē\

Definition of PERSNICKETY

1 a: fussy about small details : fastidious
1 b: requiring great precision

— per·snick·e·ti·ness noun

Examples of PERSNICKETY

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2. persnickety tasks as hanging wallpaper>

Origin of PERSNICKETY

alteration of pernickety

First Known Use: 1915

Related to PERSNICKETY

Synonyms: choosy (or choosey), dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, pernickety, finicky, picky

Antonyms: undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy

P.S. My mom came up with this term one weekend when Bleu was being especially special. I never liked the words "crabby" or "fussy" so she moved on to "persnickety," and it suits our Bleu girl just fine.