Definition of "niggly" []

• Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details. (adjective)
• Trivial, insignificant (adjective)
• Pernickety, paying too much attention to small details. (adjective)

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• "Sounds simple enough, even if you want to call it niggly on the alcohol thing."
• "Have you ever sat and watched the "niggly" things which people -- especially Englishmen -- do with their hands when they don't know what to do with them otherwise?"
• ""niggly" heel, he was into occasional punches, but nothing major."