persnickety
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Learner's definition of PERSNICKETY
[more persnickety; most persnickety]
US, informal + disapproving
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giving a lot of attention to details that are minor or not important
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a persnickety teacher
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The editor is persnickety [=(Brit) pernickety] about comma usage.
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