Definitions for persnickety

persnickety per·snick·et·y

Spelling: [per-snik-i-tee]
IPA: /pərˈsnɪk ɪ ti/

Persnickety is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 1043 anagrams from letters in persnickety (ceeiknprsty).

Definitions for persnickety

adjective

  1. overparticular; fussy.
  2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
  3. requiring painstaking care.

Origin of persnickety

1885-90; orig. Scots, variant of pernickety

Examples for persnickety

His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.

Radar acquisition has always been a persnickety thing to test properly on Earth.

In the early years, she was regarded as persnickety but a helpful ally who returned calls promptly.

Word Value for persnickety
Scrable

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Words with friends

24

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