persnickety

Adjective Satellite

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -Laurent Le Sage
- "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
- "a persnickety job"
- "a persnickety school teacher"

Adj

US standard form of pernickety.

Origin / Etymology

From Scots persnickety, whence also pernickety. More at pernickety.

Synonyms

bigheaded, pernickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish, fastidious

Scrabble Score: 22

persnickety: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
persnickety: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
persnickety: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

persnickety: valid Words With Friends Word