persnickety

/pər'snɪkɪti/ adjective
11 letters4 syllables22 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details.

“a persnickety job”

“a persnickety school teacher”

2

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant.

“they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety”

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Pig Latinersnicketypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablesper · snick · et · y
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