Traduction persnickety en Français Demanding significance is rather difficult to understand. It refers to someone who is immensely meticulous and fault-finding. A persnickety individual tends to be fastidious and sets the bar high when it comes to expectations and excellence. Their attention to detail can be viewed as laudable, but it can also intensify unwarranted censure and unjustified dissatisfaction.
Being persnickety is regularly related to thorough focus on specifics but can also be seen as a form of perfectionism.