All persnickety synonyms
per·snick·et·y
P p adj persnickety
- choosy — Someone who is choosy is difficult to please because they will only accept something if it is exactly what they want or if it is of very high quality.
- high-hat — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
- mincing — (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- anal — Anal means relating to the anus of a person or animal.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- goody goody — a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- discriminating — to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.
- fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- formalistic — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- goody-two-shoes — a goody-goody.
- finical — finicky.
- finicky — excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
- bigheaded — Informal. an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit.
- conscionable — acceptable to one's conscience
- alembicated — (of a literary style) excessively refined; precious
- fussy — excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
adjective persnickety
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overconscientious — Excessively conscientious.
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- choicy — Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
- finicking — Finical.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- choosey — Alternative spelling of choosy.
- nitpicky — Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.