Definition of Nitpicking
Nitpicking
nit·pick·ing
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
in informal usage, the action of looking for small errors or faults or focusing excessively on unimportant details, especially in order to unnecessarily criticize them;
e.g. He demanded that I stop my nitpicking and offer useful suggestions instead.
(adjective)
showing a tendency to find small errors and faults, especially in order to fussily criticize them;
e.g. She was apprehensive about sharing her work with her nitpicking coworker.
(verb)
fussily finding faults with something and offering unnecessary criticism;
e.g. The teacher was nitpicking the word choices in my essay instead of offering meaningful feedback.
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