Pernickety

[per-nik-i-tee] /pərˈnɪk ɪ ti/

adjective
1.
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/pəˈnɪkɪtɪ/
adjective (informal)
1.
excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy
2.
(of a task) requiring close attention; exacting
adj.

1808 (pernicktie, in Jamieson), “precise, fastidious,” extended form of Scottish pernicky, of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from particular.

adjective

Overfastidious; finical; fussy

[first form 1905+, second 1814+; fr Scots dialect]

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