what does persnickety mean?

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I also need the definition of serendipidous. Please help!!

Answer 1

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'persnickety' or 'pernickety' means worrying too much about unimportant details or being 'fussy'.

'seredipidious' is the adj. form of 'serendipity', which is used to describe something interesting or pleasant happening by chance. eg: serendipitious discoveries.

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Source(s): oxford advanced learner's dictionary

Answer 2

What Does Persnickety Mean

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Answer 3

Persnickety

Function: adjective

Etymology: alteration of pernickety

1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS <a persnickety teacher> b : having the characteristics of a snob

2 : requiring great precision <a persnickety job>

- per·snick·e·ti·ness /-n&s/ noun

Serendipitous

Function: adjective

obtained or characterized by serendipity <serendipitous discoveries>

Serendipity

Function: noun

Etymology: from its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip

: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; also : an instance of this

Source(s): http://www.m-w.com/

Answer 4

persnickety=picky

You spelled the other word incorrectly.

ser‧en‧dip‧i‧tous  /ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ser-uhn-dip-i-tuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective 1. come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.

2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting serendipity.

3. good; beneficial; favorable: serendipitous weather for our vacation.

Source(s): dictionary.com

Answer 5

I said it to a guy on the job ("don't get persnickety with me...") without fully knowing the meaning. Of the definitions given here, 'snobbery' fits the best as I referred it to him.