SINCE 1828
pernicketiness
noun
per·nick·e·ti·ness
| \pə(r)ˈnikət|ēnə̇s, -kət|, |in-\
plural -es
Definition of pernicketiness
: the quality or state of being pernickety : finicality, fastidiousness pernicketiness and refinement, resulting in a sterile preciosity— Michael Williams
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