nitpicking

nit pick ing |ˈnitˌpikiNG ˈnɪtpɪkɪŋ | informal ▶adjective looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, esp. in order to criticize unnecessarily: a nitpicking legalistic exercise. ▶noun such fault-finding: nitpicking over tiny details. DERIVATIVES nit pick verb, nit pick er |-ˌpikər |noun, nit pick y adjective

nitpicking

nitpicking ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal fussy or pedantic fault-finding. DERIVATIVES nitpick verb, nitpicker noun, nitpicky adjective

nitpicking

nitpicking adjective informal See pedantic.

nitpicking

nitpicking adjective informal nurses can be driven spare by the nitpicking hierarchies in hospitals. See pedantic (sense 1 ).

nitpick

n í t p ì ck 動詞 自動詞 ｟くだけて ｠【つまらないことに 】こだわる, あら探しする «at » .

nitpicking

n í t p ì ck ing 形容詞 名詞 U ｟くだけて ｠小事にこだわる [あら探しをする ] (こと ).