nitpicking

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nit·pick·ing / ˈnitˌpiking/ inf. • adj. looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, esp. in order to criticize unnecessarily: a nitpicking legalistic exercise.• n. such fault-finding: nitpicking over tiny details.DERIVATIVES: nit·pick v.nit·pick·er / -ˌpikər/ n.

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