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persnickety

/pəˈsnɪkəti/adjective

उच्चारण पस्निकटी

छोटी-छोटी बातों में मीन-मेख निकालने वाला, नुक्ताचीं

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adjective
  1. 1

    North American, informal, disapproving

    worrying too much about small details that are not important

    छोटी-छोटी बातों में मीन-मेख निकालने वाला, नुक्ताचीं

    • My persnickety uncle checks every bill twice.
    • a persnickety editor

    Synonyms fussy finicky pernickety picky fastidious

    Opposite easy-going relaxed

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

British and American: the usual British form is pernickety, while persnickety is the North American form.

British English में सामान्य रूप pernickety है, जबकि persnickety North American रूप है।