Nitpicking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nitpicking is a noun meaning The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
Meaning
The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, by extension) 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.
Example Sentences
"Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert
Word Forms
- nitpickings
- nit-picking
Synonyms for nitpicking
Depending on context, synonyms include critical, carping, pettifogging, caviling, quibbling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carping, pettifogging, quibbling, caviling, critical, nesslerization.
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