per·snick·e·ty

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• per|snick|e|ty — «puhr SNIHK uh tee», adjective. = pernickety. (Cf. ↑pernickety) …   Useful english dictionary

• snick — per·snick·e·ti·ness; per·snick·e·ty; snick·er·er; snick·er·ing·ly; snick·et; snick; snick·er; snick·er·snee; snick·le; per·snick·i·ty; …   English syllables

• per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

• persnickety — per·snick·e·ty …   English syllables

• persnickity — per·snick·i·ty …   English syllables

• persnickety — per•snick•et•y [[t]pərˈsnɪk ɪ ti[/t]] also pernickety adj. Informal. 1) inf excessively particular; fussy 2) inf requiring painstaking care • Etymology: 1885–90; orig. Scots, var. of pernickety per•snick′et•i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• persnickety — per|snick|e|ty [pəˈsnıkıti US pər ] adj AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: pernickety persnickety (19 21 centuries), perhaps from particular] worrying too much about details that are not important used to show disapproval …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• persnickety — per|snick|e|ty [ pər snıkəti ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) worrying about details that do not matter: FUSSY 2. ) difficult to do because you have to deal with a lot of small objects and details: TRICKY: a persnickety task …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• persnicketiness — per·snick·e·ti·ness …   English syllables

• -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables