The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PARTICULAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1970.
Pernickety crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARTICULAR | 50 % | 10 |
| FUSSY | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pernickety
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- persnickety
- fastidious
- fussy
- niggly
- nitpicky
- overpicky
- prissy
- niff-naffy
- finicky
- fussicky
- overpunctilious
- chary
Crossword Answer definitions
PARTICULAR noun- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
- A person's own individual case.
- (chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- Containing a part only; limited.
- Holding a particular estate.
- Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
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