persnickety

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -Laurent Le Sage
- "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
- "a persnickety job"
- "a persnickety school teacher"

Adj

US standard form of pernickety.

Origin / Etymology

From Scots persnickety, whence also pernickety. More at pernickety.

Synonyms

bigheaded, fastidious, pernickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

Scrabble Score: 22

persnickety is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
persnickety is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
persnickety is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

persnickety is a valid Words With Friends word