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persnickety

/per-snik-i-tee/US // pərˈsnɪk ɪ ti //UK // (pəˈsnɪkɪtɪ) //

挑剔的人,挑剔,挑剔的,顽皮

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : overparticular; fussy.
    • : snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
    • : requiring painstaking care.

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Examples

  • It “sounds fancy and the details of it can get very, very persnickety,” she notes.

  • 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.