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Definitions of pernickety in English
Adjective(1) characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
Examples of pernickety in English
(1) This is especially important for veggie or fussy diners who are pernickety about kitchen hygiene or the authenticity of their dishes.(2) This is partly due to the demands of an increasingly pernickety international audience ‘who get easily bored.’(3) She is no longer pernickety about her house and her possessions.(4) I thought he was just being pernickety , but I'll not argue in future.(5) But is a rescue really the time and place to become pernickety ?(6) Needless to say, there were a few of my pernickety readers who were quick to point out the folly of my ways.(7) At last, those of us who are pernickety about our food can come out of the closet.(8) But it's a pernickety view for a dating agency to take.(9) That was how pernickety she was when it came to driving.(10) I do not wish to seem unduly pernickety but the point may have some relevance in future cases.
Related Phrases of pernickety
(1) persnickety ::
小气的
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Adjective
1. persnickety ::
小气的
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