English dictionary
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English adjective: persnickety | |||
| 1. | persnickety (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant | ||
| Samples | A snotty little scion of a degenerate family. They're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety. | ||
| Synonyms | bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish | ||
| Similar | proud | ||
| Antonyms | humble | ||
| 2. | persnickety characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | ||
| Samples | A persnickety job. A persnickety school teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | pernickety | ||
| Similar | fastidious | ||
| Antonyms | unfastidious | ||
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