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单词 persnickety
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Definition of persnickety in English:

persnickety

adjective pəˈsnɪkɪtipərˈsnɪkədi
North American informal
  • 1Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.

    she's very persnickety about her food
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘He's a real persnickety son-of-a-gun,’ says Campbell of the director.
    • He is passionately persnickety in a way that Hollywood has typically undercut and portrayed as snobby.
    • We sat in the back of her persnickety 1966 Ford Falcon for a few hours.
    • And while she could occasionally be persnickety about certain things, she didn't need Dante telling her that.
    • Astaire, a professional dancer from the age of 7, did all of his own choreography, and he was as exacting about corrections as the most persnickety repetiteur.
    • I watched them in disgust, thanking the Lord Almighty I am nothing near as persnickety as they are.
    • He dropped all his other investigations and for two days solely observed this persnickety pulsar.
    • Yesterday's, incidentally, introduced me to the wonderful word persnickety.
    • The only cultural feature they are persnickety about is well-drained soil.
    • Trailing fuchsias are especially persnickety about their environment.
    1. 1.1 Requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.
      it's hard to find a film more persnickety and difficult to use than black-and-white infrared
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This persnickety approach is forcing some companies to shape up.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of pernickety.

Definition of persnickety in US English:

persnickety

adjectivepərˈsnikədēpərˈsnɪkədi
North American informal
  • 1Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.

    she's very persnickety about her food
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Trailing fuchsias are especially persnickety about their environment.
    • The only cultural feature they are persnickety about is well-drained soil.
    • He is passionately persnickety in a way that Hollywood has typically undercut and portrayed as snobby.
    • I watched them in disgust, thanking the Lord Almighty I am nothing near as persnickety as they are.
    • And while she could occasionally be persnickety about certain things, she didn't need Dante telling her that.
    • ‘He's a real persnickety son-of-a-gun,’ says Campbell of the director.
    • Yesterday's, incidentally, introduced me to the wonderful word persnickety.
    • He dropped all his other investigations and for two days solely observed this persnickety pulsar.
    • Astaire, a professional dancer from the age of 7, did all of his own choreography, and he was as exacting about corrections as the most persnickety repetiteur.
    • We sat in the back of her persnickety 1966 Ford Falcon for a few hours.
    1. 1.1 Requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.
      it's hard to find a film more persnickety and difficult to use than black-and-white infrared
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This persnickety approach is forcing some companies to shape up.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of pernickety.

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