Pernickety

Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of pernickety
1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS
b : having the characteristics of a snob
2 : requiring great precision per·snick·e·ti·ness /-n&s/ noun

a. persnickety teacher
b. a persnickety job

by Vero January 11, 2005