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Definition:
fussy about small details; fastidious
Example:
"I have seen the most reluctant and persnickety buyers change before my eyes when they at last encounter the Perfect House. It's downright touching." – Felicia Stidham, TheGeorgetownDish.com, February 13, 2011
About the word:
Persnickety is an alteration of the older (and more insulting) pernickety, which may itself be an alteration of particular.
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