pietje-precies

Dutch

Etymology

From the generic name Piet with diminutive suffix -je, along with precies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit.jə.prəˈsis/

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Noun

pietje-precies m (plural pietjes-precies)

1. A perfectionist, someone who is overly exact, that dots the i’s and crosses the t’s.

Synonyms

• muggenzifter
• perfectionist