petnoga

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From petig (“nitpicky”) +‎ noga (“careful”).

Adjective[edit]

petnoga (comparative mer petnoga, superlative mest petnoga)

  1. (overly) careful to get things (exactly) right; pedantic
    Synonym: pedantisk
    För att vara petnoga så ska den vara en millimeter längre åt höger
    Just to be pedantic, it should be one millimeter further to the right

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