Nitpicking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Minute, trivial, unnecessary, and unjustified criticism or faultfinding.
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  • n. The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
  • n. A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
    • Word Usage
    "I can't remember how old I was when I figured out that the term nitpicking must have come from picking lice nits."
    Verb Form
    nitpicked    nitpicking    nitpicks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    knock    criticize    criticise    pick apart   
    Cross Reference
    quibble    split hairs   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cavil   
     
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