Pernickety in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “pernickety” in Hindi is दुष्तोषणीय, pronounced duShtoShaNiy — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
From Scots pernickety, persnickety, apparently from per- + nick (“a notch, mark, cutting retort”) + -et (“-ed”) + -y; equivalent to English per- + nick + -ety; literally, “marked up”, then “overly precise”. The alternative form persnickety, with s, may be due to substitution of Scots sneck (“a cut, notch”) for nick.
Compare also Scots variants pernicked, pernicket, pirnicky, and pernicky.
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Compare also Scots variants pernicked, pernicket, pirnicky, and pernicky.
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