pernickety

• So if you want to be pernickety about it, it's probably a 4-2-1-2-1. —  Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk
• While kids shell out loadsamoney for ringtones, classical music buyers tend to be pernickety about recordings, and careful with their money, as Passionato may soon discover. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
• Sometimes, when I ask for something like half a project fee upfront, for a client to provide or sign a contract, or for more favourable terms and conditions, I worry that I'll seem pernickety or demanding, or that I'm risking losing the work by being a pain. —  YourSite.com
• In terms of sightseeing, we weren't overly ambitious: probably a result of my desire to leave Phnom Penh, which manifested itself into a rather pernickety mood, and I fully commend Jessie for humouring my temperamental disposition at the time; and Jessie's mounting excitement for Thailand. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
• But - sorry to be pernickety - this won't quite do. —  Telegraph Blogs

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