persnickety

1. 1.

   (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

   “a snotty little scion of a degenerate family”

   “they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety”

   Synonymsbigheadedsnootysnot-nosedsnottystuck-uptoo big for one's breechesuppish

   Similarproud
2. 2.

   characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

   “a persnickety job”

   “a persnickety school teacher”

   Synonymspernickety

   Similarfastidious

Questions about persnickety

What does persnickety mean?

persnickety means "(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in persnickety?

persnickety has 4 syllables: per-snic-ke-ty. The stress falls on "snic".

What is another word for persnickety?

Close synonyms include bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is persnickety a common word?

persnickety is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.