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”
WORD FORMS
Starts withP
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®22 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word44 points
Triple word66 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinersnicketypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablesper · snick · et · y
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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