A persnickety job. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
You are the first person to use the word persnickety that I have ever encountered – Way To GO! good word. From Wordnik.com. [One way to fill blogspace on a pre-long weekend Friday – Liveblogging a PMO background briefing - Inside the Queensway - Macleans.ca] Reference
"To be polite, I'd call her persnickety," he told me. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
He's sort of -- he's kind of persnickety and fussy and, you know, overly. From Wordnik.com. [Great Minds of History] Reference
There are no words to describe the feeling of becoming a new father for the first time, so I will just use the word "persnickety". From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
I’ll call the persnickety old terror and beg him to be nice. From Wordnik.com. [TOO MANY MURDERS] Reference
Jeez, I'm even persnickety about mascot spellings. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Mockery, Part 2: Obama Again Hits McCain Over Tire-Gauge Stunt] Reference
Now your button, a button is prim and persnickety. From Wordnik.com. [La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth] Reference
But he's in a job that suits his persnickety skills. From Wordnik.com. [Art Levine: White Candidate's Political Identity Theft in Tuesday's DC Primary] Reference
The baby was persnickety with almost everyone but her. From Wordnik.com. [One Red Rose]
"Thank you kindly, you persnickety uppity prentice boy.". From Wordnik.com. [Prentice Alvin]
I feel that he's getting a little cranky and persnickety. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2006] Reference
"You wizards certainly are a persnickety lot, aren't you?". From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
But it has a reputation for being persnickety in the garden. From Wordnik.com. [You Say Tomato. They Say Phony.] Reference
And the school is really persnickety about the teachers going. From Wordnik.com. [rock on . .] Reference
And just a very persnickety note to you: check your grammar before you post. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Austin Dispatch. 2.] Reference
And even if I have all the details, it's just a lot of persnickety busy work. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast in Bed] Reference
Though I will admit the fundamental truth of the persnickety nature of velvet. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Pretty rocks] Reference
Even persnickety Consumer Reports magazine is jumping on the Volkswagen bandwagon. From Wordnik.com. [Vw Rides A Hot Streak] Reference
I hope my comment was neither persnickety nor lemony, just thoughts in the moment. From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: David Dodd, Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics] Reference
People seem to get all persnickety when you take their ideas as your own, ya know. From Wordnik.com. [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference
IME black velvet is a horribly persnickety background unless it's perfectly clean. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Pretty rocks] Reference
Walking Abbott Kinney was a delightful surprise to a persnickety eco-tourist like me. From Wordnik.com. [Patricia Amaya: Traveling Green From Now On] Reference
What if the other chooses to be persnickety about things like hair, weight, or money?. From Wordnik.com. [Feminist blogging] Reference
Of course, you don't want to come off as persnickety too early in the interview process. From Wordnik.com. [What to Ask Before You Take a Job] Reference
"They say he was very, very persnickety," current H&B vice president Bill Williams said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - From hit machine to war hero, Williams left mark] Reference
When people are snickering at you being so persnickety, you really should shut the heck up. From Wordnik.com. [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference
According to Mr. Kalichstein, many musicians are beyond persnickety about who turns for them. From Wordnik.com. [Some Page-Turning Tales] Reference
Now a growing legion of persnickety chefs want diners to know that their restaurants aren't either. From Wordnik.com. [House Sweet House] Reference
My trailer isn't big enough to sleep them and me, too, and anyway, these kin are kinda persnickety. From Wordnik.com. [Where There's Smoke]
While not quite the Louvre or the Prado, its old masters can satisfy the most persnickety appetites. From Wordnik.com. [East of the Louvre] Reference
The same might be true for a co-op board, because co-ops are often quite persnickety about approving owners. From Wordnik.com. [Even with good credit, purchasing a home these days can get complicated] Reference
Imogene took persnickety pride in making sure the highly-respected dentist had every single thing he required. From Wordnik.com. [Tooth Decay] Reference
Sean Erwin, the persnickety spiked-haired man who had said nothing nice about her place, was coming over for yet another. From Wordnik.com. [Shiver]
If you put her in front of a bunch of college students who may ask a persnickety question, you've got to deal with the consequences. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2008] Reference
However, she'd had neither the time nor the patience to tend persnickety plants and so grew only daylilies and hostas and rugose roses. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
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