How to pronounce persnickety
American English pronunciation
per-SNIK-ih-tee
- IPA
- /pɚˈsnɪkɪti/
- Syllables
- per · SNIK · ih · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What persnickety means
Very fussy about small details
In a sentence: My sister is persnickety about how her socks are folded.
Where it comes from: It started as the Scottish word "pernickety." The extra S was added in America.
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