persnickety
adjectiveHow many syllables in persnickety?
There are 4 syllables in the word persnickety.How to pronounce persnickety:
Definition of persnickety:
- persnickety (adjective):
- fussy about small details fastidious
- adjective. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details.
Synonyms for persnickety:
captious
careful
choosey
choosy
critical
dainty
delicate
demanding
discerning
discriminating
exacting
fastidious
finical
finicking
finicky
fussbudgety
fussy
hypercritical
knowledgeable
meticulous
nice
old-maidish
particular
pernickety
picky
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Antonyms for persnickety:
austere
calculated
calculative
computative
computed
easy
estimated
estimative
evaluative
light
measured
modest
open
plain
ppraisive
projective
simple
slapdash
straightforward
unchallenging
unconcerned
undemanding
understated
unfastidious
unfussy
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