persnickety

Letters that make persnickety

s, e, k, n, p, c, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'persnickety'

Words within persnickety

ER, pe, IC, ic, snick, nick, Er, Ni, Sn are words within 'persnickety'


2 possible definitions for 'persnickety'

Persnickety as "(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant"

Under this definition, persnickety is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, snotty, snot-nosed, bigheaded, snooty, uppish have the same meaning as 'persnickety'

Derivatives of persnickety

uppityness, uppishness, snob, prig, snot, snoot are derivatives of 'persnickety'.

Similar to persnickety

proud is similar to persnickety.

Example of persnickety used within this context

"a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage, "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"


Persnickety as "characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details"

Under this definition, persnickety is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pernickety has the same meaning as persnickety

Similar to persnickety

fastidious is similar to persnickety.

Example of persnickety used within this context

"a persnickety job", "a persnickety school teacher"



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