nitpicked; nitpicking; nitpicks
: to engage in nit-picking
: to criticize by nit-picking
… warns her lawyers not to nitpick on relatively simple matters.—
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Examples of nitpick in a Sentence
her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills
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On Trump’s side, the media’s efforts to nitpick his every word has not affected his lead in the Rasmussen survey.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
This is nitpicking in the absence of real criticism.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: To nitpick ever so slightly, heat remains an issue at Paris' shadeless outdoor stadiums.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 30 July 2024
Sadly, these are nitpicking queries that arise when the film itself fails to garner much involvement on its own.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
This is nitpicking in the absence of real criticism.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: To nitpick ever so slightly, heat remains an issue at Paris' shadeless outdoor stadiums.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 30 July 2024
Sadly, these are nitpicking queries that arise when the film itself fails to garner much involvement on its own.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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“Nitpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitpick. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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nitpick
verb
nit·pick
ˈnit-ˌpik 
: to criticize for tiny faults that are usually of little importance
nitpicker
noun
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