Persnickety
Persnickety adjective - Requiring much time, effort, or careful attention.
Usage example: lacked the patience to deal with such persnickety tasks as hanging wallpaper
Rigorous and persnickety are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rigorous" instead an adjective "Persnickety".
Rigorous
Rigorous adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Persnickety and rigorous are semantically related. (North American) Sometimes you can use "Persnickety" instead an adjective "Rigorous". informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nice and persnickety
- nice and rigorous
- particular and persnickety
- particular and rigorous
- accurate and persnickety
- accurate and rigorous
- demanding and persnickety
- demanding and rigorous
- precise and persnickety
- precise and rigorous
- scrupulous and persnickety
- scrupulous and rigorous
- difficult and persnickety
- difficult and rigorous
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