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   Nit·pick·ing

   /ˈnitˌpikiNG/

   

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   • 1. looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, especially in order to criticize unnecessarily: informal "a nitpicking legalistic exercise"
   • 2. fussy fault-finding: "nitpicking over tiny details"

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   What does nit-picking mean?

   • These are all nit-picking points - let's find real evidence of the wreck, and then we can go from there, eh? Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. 2 meanings: 1. a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault 2. showing such a concern; fussy.... Click for more definitions.

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   Where did the word nitpick come from?

   • The first records of the word nitpick come from the mid-1900s, and nit-picky is first recorded in the 1960s. Nits are the eggs or young of lice. They are extremely tiny and hard to see with the naked eye.

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   When was nitpicking first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun nitpicking is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for nitpicking is from 1951, in the Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia). It is also recorded as an adjective from the 1940s. nitpicking is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitpick v., ‑ing suffix1.

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   How many words can you make with nitpick?

   • Blossom Word Game You can make only 12 words. Pick the best ones! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of NITPICK is to engage in nit-picking. How to use nitpick in a sentence.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nitpickingNITPICKING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   informal disapproving us / ˈnɪtˌpɪk.ɪŋ / uk / ˈnɪtˌpɪk.ɪŋ /. relating to the act of nitpicking or to a nitpicker (= someone who gives too much attention to details that are not important): a nitpicking attitude. Making maps is a very precise and nitpicking operation. More examples.

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   1 day ago · Definition of 'nitpicking' nitpicking. (nɪtpɪkɪŋ ) also nit-picking. uncountable noun. If you refer to someone's opinion as nitpicking, you disapprove of the fact that it concentrates on small and unimportant details, especially to try and find fault with something. [disapproval] A lot of nit-picking was going on about irrelevant things.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › nitpickingnitpicking noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of nitpicking noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   2 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault 2. showing such a concern; fussy.... Click for more definitions.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nitpickingnitpicking - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 19, 2023 · nitpicking (countable and uncountable, plural nitpickings) The painstaking process of removing nits ( lice eggs) from someone's hair. ( 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.

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   verb. nit· pick ˈnit-ˌpik. nitpicked; nitpicking; nitpicks. Synonyms of nitpick. intransitive verb. : to engage in nit-picking. transitive verb. : to criticize by nit-picking. … warns her lawyers not to nitpick on relatively simple matters. Deborah L. Jacobs. nitpick noun. nitpicker noun. nitpicky. ˈnit-ˌpi-kē. adjective. Synonyms. carp. cavil.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun nitpicking. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.