"pernicketily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more pernicketily [comparative], most pernicketily [superlative]
Etymology: persnickety + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|persnickety|ly}} persnickety + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} pernicketily (comparative more pernicketily, superlative most pernicketily)
  1. British English standard form of persnicketily. Tags: British, English, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: persnicketily
    Sense id: en-pernicketily-en-adv-9jpFZiNj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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