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persnickety

How many syllables in persnickety?

  4 syllables

Divide persnickety into syllables:   per-snick-et-y
How to pronounce persnickety:   per-snik-i-tee
How to say persnickety:

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Synonyms for persnickety


2 syllables
  • choosy
  • fussy
  • prickly
  • funny
  • picky
3 syllables
  • finicky
4 syllables
5 syllables
  • difficult to please
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    What rhymes with persnickety

    4 syllables
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