adjective · rare

pernickety

pernickety · more pernickety · most pernickety

особливий, окремий, приватний

тонкий, дотошный, придирчивый, разборчивый

genau, kritisch, kleinlich, penibel

Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidiousFussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

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/pəˈnɪk.ɪ.ti/

» It is foolish that scientists tend to be pernickety.

awynands · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

2 senses

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
kleinlich, pingelig, etepetete
приди́рчивыйpridírčivyj, разбо́рчивыйrazbórčivyj, привере́дливыйpriverédlivyj
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
Requiring attention to minor details.
kritisch, genau, heikel
щекотли́выйščekotlívyj, то́нкийtónkij

Examples

4 sentences

It is foolish that scientists tend to be pernickety.
awynands · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Some people are very pernickety.
deManche Leute sind sehr pingelig. — Hans07
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
According to pernickety moderators, non-sentences constitute a mortal danger to Tatoeba.
ruПо мнению придирчивых модераторов, всё то, что не является предложением, представляет смертельную угрозу для проекта Tatoeba. — Selena777
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
According to pernickety moderators, non-sentences turn Tatoeba into a mortal danger.
ruПридирчивые модераторы считают, что "не предложения" делают Татоэбу смертельно опасной. — Ooneykcall
Tepan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

paying undue attention to minor details:

requiring attention to minor details:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

paying undue attention to minor details:

requiring attention to minor details:

Origin

From Scots pernickety, persnickety, apparently from per- + nick (“a notch, mark, cutting r

From Scots pernickety, persnickety, apparently from per- + nick (“a notch, mark, cutting retort”) + -et (“-ed”) + -y; equivalent to English per- + nick + -ety; literally, “marked up”, then “overly precise”. The alternative form persnickety, with s, may be due to substitution of Scots sneck (“a cut, notch”) for nick.

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