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Word: Persnicketiness
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Rock Island (Illinois) Argus. From persnickety + -ness
Definition:
The quality of being persnickety.
Variant Forms:
- persnickitiness
- persnickityness
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