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persnickety
/pəˈsnɪkɪti/
adjective
North American
informal
1 Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
1.1 Requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.
Origin
Late 19th century: alteration of pernickety.
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Paul placed too much persnikety emphasis on getting the button sewed to his cap. That it was totally useless there didn't seem to bother him at all.
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