persnickety
/pərˈsnɪkəti/
adjective
- Very concerned about small, unimportant details; fussy or overly particular.
- My grandmother is persnickety about how the silverware is arranged in the drawer.
- Don't be so persnickety about the font — the report looks fine as it is.
- The chef was so persnickety that he would reject a plate if the garnish was slightly off-center.
- Requiring great care and attention to detail; demanding or tricky to deal with.
- The old lock was persnickety and would only open if you jiggled the key just right.
- Assembling this model airplane is a persnickety job that requires steady hands.
- Writing code for that part of the program is persnickety because one small error can crash the whole system.