Pernickety (adj)
pur-nik-uh-tee
Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
One of those words that is changed just ever so slightly as we cross the North Atlantic; North America has added an S making it persnickety.
Example sentences
“Stop being so pernickety, you look perfectly fine.”
“Thank you for the invitation to dinner but I have pernickety eating habits.”
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