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Definition of "nitpicky" []

  • Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details. (adjective)

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Use "nitpicky" in a sentence
  • "Matt Roush: I say you're being a bit nitpicky, which is not the way to be watching Terra Nova, a show that pretty much demands you relax the critical part of the brain to sit back and enjoy a harmless hour of fantasy adventure."
  • "Yet "nitpicky" is how Lester described the inspectors as he sipped coffee one recent afternoon."
  • "That one wasn't ugly or funny; it seems kind of nitpicky to call it a wreck."