pernickety in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pernickety in the English»Italian Dictionary

pernickety [Brit pəˈnɪkɪti, Am pərˈnɪkɪdi] ADJ Brit inf

1. pernickety (detail-conscious):

pernickety

meticoloso, puntiglioso (about su)

2. pernickety (choosy):

pernickety pej

pignolo, difficile (about su)

Translations for pernickety in the Italian»English Dictionary

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English

So why do we sometimes slip into this next level pernickety-ness and can we overcome it?

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Dogs can be equally pernickety about their choice of sleeping quarters.

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They felt he was so pernickety in seeking assurances that he wouldn't be prosecuted that he probably didn't know much in the first place.

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It's the pernickety things that hold it back from perfection: we'd like a backlit keyboard and a touchscreen wouldn't go amiss.

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Dry potatoes carefully, be really pernickety otherwise they will stick to the roasting tin, and when you turn them over you will lose the crispy bit underneath.

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But, given the general acceptance of the spread in meaning of the term "ute", it really is getting very pernickety.

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There is absolutely nothing to be said in favor of allowing a messy, pernickety, mass of pointless, underperforming ads to continue to fester online.

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These are things the pernickety reader might cavil at.

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Barker was aware some saw him as pernickety.

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Cases sometimes take a while to get going, and the game can be far too pernickety about how and when you present contradictions and evidence.

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