pernickety
adjective
[ pəˈnɪkɪti ]
• placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
• "she's very pernickety about her food"
Similar:
fussy,
difficult to please,
difficult,
finicky,
over-fastidious,
fastidious,
over-particular,
particular,
faddish,
finical,
dainty,
punctilious,
hair-splitting,
exacting,
demanding,
critical,
overcritical,
pass-remarkable,
nitpicking,
choosy,
picky,
faddy,
persnickety,
nice,
overnice,
Origin:
early 19th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin. Compare with persnickety.
persnickety
adjective
• placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
• "she's very persnickety about her food"
Similar:
fussy,
difficult to please,
difficult,
finicky,
over-fastidious,
fastidious,
over-particular,
particular,
faddish,
finical,
dainty,
punctilious,
hair-splitting,
exacting,
demanding,
critical,
overcritical,
pass-remarkable,
nitpicking,
choosy,
picky,
faddy,
pernickety,
nice,
overnice,
Origin:
late 19th century: alteration of pernickety.
