5 words for people who get on your nerves

Merriam-webster.com lists these words (and more) in their „Words at Play” series. Let's see if you have ever heard them and if you know what they mean.

PRICKMEDAINTY
ULTRACREPIDARIAN
FLIBBERTIGIBBET
EPISTEMOPHILIAC
KNIPPERDOLLING

Well? 🙂

Here comes the KEY:

PRICKMEDAINTY – an affectedly nice person, a fop;
ULTRACREPIDARIAN – one who offers advice beyond one’s sphere of knowledge
FLIBBERTIGIBBET – a silly flighty person;
EPISTEMOPHILIAC – one who excessively strives for knowledge;
KNIPPERDOLLING – a religious fanatic

>> Even the shortest one is 13 letters long! 🙂

source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/polite-words-for-impolite-people

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