/ Dictionary / Index P persnickety: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•snick•et•y Pronunciation: (pur-snik'i-tē), [key] — adj. Informal. overparticular; fussy. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob. requiring painstaking care. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: persnickety (Thesaurus) Persius person Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language