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nitpick

or nit-pick

[ nit-pik ]

/ ˈnɪtˌpɪk /

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verb (used without object)

to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.

verb (used with object)

to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.

noun

a carping, petty criticism.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a nitpicker or nitpicking.

Origin of nitpick

First recorded in 1965–70; nit¹ + pick¹

Words nearby nitpick

nitfly, nither, nitid, nitinol, niton, nitpick, nitpicker, nitr-, nitra, nitralloy, nitramine

British Dictionary definitions for nit-pick

nit-pick

verb (intr)

informal to raise petty objections or concern oneself with insignificant details