Get to know Persnickety better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bigheaded or snooty.
Persnickety in a sentence
Persnickety meaning
US standard form of pernickety.
Synonyms of Persnickety
Using Persnickety
- The main meaning on this page is: US standard form of pernickety.
- Useful related words include: bigheaded, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty.
Context around Persnickety
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Persnickety
- In this selection, "persnickety" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bookstore, spreadsheet, park and calico stand out and add context to how "persnickety" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a persnickety calico and fingal s persnickety spreadsheet approach. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "persnickety" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with persnickety
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
D’Agata doesn’t view himself as a journalist at all, which is why he finds Fingal’s persnickety spreadsheet approach to his work so exasperating. (26 words)
This year's sponsor are the Boston Red Sox; Purple Dragon Games; Christo's Famous Pizza; Wise Guy Snacks; North Adams Movieplex 8; Williams Bookstore; Persnickety Toys; Where'd You Get That! (32 words)
In order to abate a nesting seagull problem, Alternative Pest Solutions has applied to the City of Kiel to use pyrotechnics in an attempt to scare the birds from a location in Persnickety Park on Kiel’s north side. (39 words)
In order to abate a nesting seagull problem, Alternative Pest Solutions has applied to the City of Kiel to use pyrotechnics in an attempt to scare the birds from a location in Persnickety Park on Kiel’s north side. (39 words)
As she works the case, Sister Jane, the charming protagonist of this mystery novel, is surrounded by a number of memorable characters: a wise old gray fox; a hound at the top of his game; and a persnickety calico. (39 words)
This year's sponsor are the Boston Red Sox; Purple Dragon Games; Christo's Famous Pizza; Wise Guy Snacks; North Adams Movieplex 8; Williams Bookstore; Persnickety Toys; Where'd You Get That! (32 words)
This year's sponsor are the Boston Red Sox; Purple Dragon Games; Christo's Famous Pizza; Wise Guy Snacks; North Adams Movieplex 8; Williams Bookstore; Persnickety Toys; Where'd You Get That! (32 words)
Example sentences (4)
D’Agata doesn’t view himself as a journalist at all, which is why he finds Fingal’s persnickety spreadsheet approach to his work so exasperating.
In order to abate a nesting seagull problem, Alternative Pest Solutions has applied to the City of Kiel to use pyrotechnics in an attempt to scare the birds from a location in Persnickety Park on Kiel’s north side.
As she works the case, Sister Jane, the charming protagonist of this mystery novel, is surrounded by a number of memorable characters: a wise old gray fox; a hound at the top of his game; and a persnickety calico.
This year's sponsor are the Boston Red Sox; Purple Dragon Games; Christo's Famous Pizza; Wise Guy Snacks; North Adams Movieplex 8; Williams Bookstore; Persnickety Toys; Where'd You Get That!