PERNICKETY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word pernickety. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PERNICKETY
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| critical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||||
| exacting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures adjective satellite • severe and unremitting in making demands • requiring precise accuracy | ||||||||
| fastidious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures | ||||||||
| finicky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
| fussy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable • overcrowded or cluttered with detail • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
| meticulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details • marked by extreme care in treatment of details | ||||||||
| particular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a fact about some part (as opposed to general) • a small part that can be considered separately from the whole • (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class adjective satellite • unique or specific to a person or thing or category • separate and distinct from others of the same group or category • surpassing what is common or usual or expected • first and most important • exacting especially about details • providing specific details or circumstances | ||||||||
| picky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
| precise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||||
| nitpicking | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
verb • be overly critical; criticize minor details | ||||||||
| persnickety | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant • characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | ||||||||
| niggly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details. • Trivial, insignificant • Pernickety, paying too much attention to small details. | ||||||||
