persnicketiness

/pərˈsnɪkɪtinəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being overly concerned with small, unimportant details; fussiness.
    • Her persnicketiness about the placement of every book on the shelf annoyed her roommate.
    • The editor's persnicketiness made the article perfect, but it took twice as long to finish.
    • His persnicketiness about grammar sometimes made casual conversations feel like tests.
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