Definition of nitpicking in English:

nitpicking

noun ˈnɪtpɪkɪŋˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋ

mass nouninformal

Fussy or pedantic fault-finding.
nitpicking over tiny details
as modifier a nitpicking legalistic exercise
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe my problem with these films amounts to technical nit-picking.
- I might be guilty of nit-picking there, but read the final paragraph, which comes close to a rational conclusion, then veers wildly.
- Lest this be seen as pure nit-picking, the broader point is that Australia continues to have a much more regulated and legalistic system of Industrial Relations than many comparable jurisdictions.
- Seriously, no less than seven days of unpacking, rearranging, bathroom and kitchen-scrubbing, discarding, laundering, and nit-picking went into earning that approval.
- This kind of nit-picking, especially from Repubicans, is unhelpful.
- This designation may seem like nit-picking but it nevertheless gives a school the right to use the name ‘Waldorf’ or ‘Rudolf Steiner,’ both of which are protected under copyright law.
- Occasionally, however, planners become so bound up in their own highly regulated world that they indulge in the sort of bureaucratic nit-picking that demeans their professional name.
- So first, let me emphasise that I really am, despite any subsequent assertions, counter-claims and nit-picking objections, recommending this book: it is enormous fun, and its authors' hearts are in the right places.
- If, occasionally, his run-on sentences tax your patience and his scrupulous accuracy verges on pedantic, nit-picking neurosis, you never feel like giving up on him - he's too exhilarating.
- People are that much harsher with new writers, as though they cannot tell the difference between constructive criticism and plain old nit-picking.
- Day after day we're treated to an over-long British news sequence covering the ‘events’ of the preceding twenty-four hours on the campaign trail, and nit-picking over the meaning of the latest polls.
- It may therefore seem like philosophical nit-picking if I criticise some of his arguments for getting to those conclusions.
- But with regard to Winslow's receiving ability, any weakness cited is an exercise in nit-picking.
- A first-year student at Williams may well become frustrated with such fastidious nit-picking.
- They are also completely missing the point with their penny-pinching and nit-picking and succeed only in making themselves appear ridiculous.
- Compromise, rather than dogmatic statements and dreary nit-picking over the constitution, can be the only way to maintain this progress.
- I can't do that, because I am Australian and there is nothing the Greeks hate more at the moment than hearing Olympic nit-picking from Down Under, where they detect a conspiracy to undermine their efforts at every turn.
- I hate that sort of nit-picking negativity about the smallest of events.
- The message is: it's a free country, and an Englishman's home is his castle - just as long as you don't happen to live under the ridiculous and nit-picking rules of a Residents' Association.
- It is time to show genuine, overarching political support for what Washington is trying to achieve in Iraq and the broader Middle East, without petty, nit-picking reservations.
Synonyms
fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular
pedantic, overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, over-exacting, perfectionist, precisionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finical, finicky

Derivatives

nitpick

verb ˈnɪtpɪkˈnɪtˌpɪk

[no object]

informal

Engage in fussy or pedantic fault-finding.
the state is nitpicking about minor administrative matters
Example sentencesExamples
- I could probably nit-pick at least six comma problems, the missing apostrophe, and some other small stuff.
- But I also think that women should work how they wish to work, and some of the guys (although certainly not all of them) can be very quick to nit-pick at women who don't do things exactly as said guys think they should.
- The movie makes people talk and no matter how much the press nit-picks at it I think the audience does realize that this movie, like most documentaries, is made to make you think and ask why and this movie does that very well.

nitpicker

noun ˈnɪtpɪkəˈnɪtˌpɪk(ə)r

informal

For those nit-pickers out there, yes, the album wasn't released in 2004-in fact, disk one was actually released in 2001.
Example sentencesExamples
- As this column and other nit-pickers have noted before, terrorism is a squishy concept.
- It's just that case-hardened nit-pickers like me can't help noticing these things.

nitpicky

adjective ˈnɪtpɪkiˈnɪtˌpɪki

informal

There are also a few nitpicky reasons why I hate the class.
Example sentencesExamples
- To be a bit nitpicky, the timing was slightly off throughout our meal.
- This is where the censorship people would have to get nit picky.

Definition of nitpicking in US English:

nitpicking

nounˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋˈnitˌpikiNG

informal

Looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, especially in order to criticize unnecessarily.
a nitpicking legalistic exercise
Example sentencesExamples
- They are also completely missing the point with their penny-pinching and nit-picking and succeed only in making themselves appear ridiculous.
- Seriously, no less than seven days of unpacking, rearranging, bathroom and kitchen-scrubbing, discarding, laundering, and nit-picking went into earning that approval.
- I can't do that, because I am Australian and there is nothing the Greeks hate more at the moment than hearing Olympic nit-picking from Down Under, where they detect a conspiracy to undermine their efforts at every turn.
- I hate that sort of nit-picking negativity about the smallest of events.
- This kind of nit-picking, especially from Repubicans, is unhelpful.
- Maybe my problem with these films amounts to technical nit-picking.
- Occasionally, however, planners become so bound up in their own highly regulated world that they indulge in the sort of bureaucratic nit-picking that demeans their professional name.
- Lest this be seen as pure nit-picking, the broader point is that Australia continues to have a much more regulated and legalistic system of Industrial Relations than many comparable jurisdictions.
- A first-year student at Williams may well become frustrated with such fastidious nit-picking.
- Day after day we're treated to an over-long British news sequence covering the ‘events’ of the preceding twenty-four hours on the campaign trail, and nit-picking over the meaning of the latest polls.
- This designation may seem like nit-picking but it nevertheless gives a school the right to use the name ‘Waldorf’ or ‘Rudolf Steiner,’ both of which are protected under copyright law.
- If, occasionally, his run-on sentences tax your patience and his scrupulous accuracy verges on pedantic, nit-picking neurosis, you never feel like giving up on him - he's too exhilarating.
- It is time to show genuine, overarching political support for what Washington is trying to achieve in Iraq and the broader Middle East, without petty, nit-picking reservations.
- It may therefore seem like philosophical nit-picking if I criticise some of his arguments for getting to those conclusions.
- But with regard to Winslow's receiving ability, any weakness cited is an exercise in nit-picking.
- People are that much harsher with new writers, as though they cannot tell the difference between constructive criticism and plain old nit-picking.
- I might be guilty of nit-picking there, but read the final paragraph, which comes close to a rational conclusion, then veers wildly.
- So first, let me emphasise that I really am, despite any subsequent assertions, counter-claims and nit-picking objections, recommending this book: it is enormous fun, and its authors' hearts are in the right places.
- The message is: it's a free country, and an Englishman's home is his castle - just as long as you don't happen to live under the ridiculous and nit-picking rules of a Residents' Association.
- Compromise, rather than dogmatic statements and dreary nit-picking over the constitution, can be the only way to maintain this progress.
Synonyms
fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular
pedantic, overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, over-exacting, perfectionist, precisionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finical, finicky

nounˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋˈnitˌpikiNG

informal

Fussy fault-finding.
nitpicking over tiny details

词汇	nitpicking
释义	Definition of nitpicking in English: nitpicking noun ˈnɪtpɪkɪŋˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋ mass nouninformal Fussy or pedantic fault-finding. nitpicking over tiny details as modifier a nitpicking legalistic exercise Example sentencesExamples Maybe my problem with these films amounts to technical nit-picking. I might be guilty of nit-picking there, but read the final paragraph, which comes close to a rational conclusion, then veers wildly. Lest this be seen as pure nit-picking, the broader point is that Australia continues to have a much more regulated and legalistic system of Industrial Relations than many comparable jurisdictions. Seriously, no less than seven days of unpacking, rearranging, bathroom and kitchen-scrubbing, discarding, laundering, and nit-picking went into earning that approval. This kind of nit-picking, especially from Repubicans, is unhelpful. This designation may seem like nit-picking but it nevertheless gives a school the right to use the name ‘Waldorf’ or ‘Rudolf Steiner,’ both of which are protected under copyright law. Occasionally, however, planners become so bound up in their own highly regulated world that they indulge in the sort of bureaucratic nit-picking that demeans their professional name. So first, let me emphasise that I really am, despite any subsequent assertions, counter-claims and nit-picking objections, recommending this book: it is enormous fun, and its authors' hearts are in the right places. If, occasionally, his run-on sentences tax your patience and his scrupulous accuracy verges on pedantic, nit-picking neurosis, you never feel like giving up on him - he's too exhilarating. People are that much harsher with new writers, as though they cannot tell the difference between constructive criticism and plain old nit-picking. Day after day we're treated to an over-long British news sequence covering the ‘events’ of the preceding twenty-four hours on the campaign trail, and nit-picking over the meaning of the latest polls. It may therefore seem like philosophical nit-picking if I criticise some of his arguments for getting to those conclusions. But with regard to Winslow's receiving ability, any weakness cited is an exercise in nit-picking. A first-year student at Williams may well become frustrated with such fastidious nit-picking. They are also completely missing the point with their penny-pinching and nit-picking and succeed only in making themselves appear ridiculous. Compromise, rather than dogmatic statements and dreary nit-picking over the constitution, can be the only way to maintain this progress. I can't do that, because I am Australian and there is nothing the Greeks hate more at the moment than hearing Olympic nit-picking from Down Under, where they detect a conspiracy to undermine their efforts at every turn. I hate that sort of nit-picking negativity about the smallest of events. The message is: it's a free country, and an Englishman's home is his castle - just as long as you don't happen to live under the ridiculous and nit-picking rules of a Residents' Association. It is time to show genuine, overarching political support for what Washington is trying to achieve in Iraq and the broader Middle East, without petty, nit-picking reservations. Synonyms fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular pedantic, overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, over-exacting, perfectionist, precisionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finical, finicky Derivatives nitpick verb ˈnɪtpɪkˈnɪtˌpɪk [no object]informal Engage in fussy or pedantic fault-finding. the state is nitpicking about minor administrative matters Example sentencesExamples I could probably nit-pick at least six comma problems, the missing apostrophe, and some other small stuff. But I also think that women should work how they wish to work, and some of the guys (although certainly not all of them) can be very quick to nit-pick at women who don't do things exactly as said guys think they should. The movie makes people talk and no matter how much the press nit-picks at it I think the audience does realize that this movie, like most documentaries, is made to make you think and ask why and this movie does that very well. nitpicker noun ˈnɪtpɪkəˈnɪtˌpɪk(ə)r informal For those nit-pickers out there, yes, the album wasn't released in 2004-in fact, disk one was actually released in 2001. Example sentencesExamples As this column and other nit-pickers have noted before, terrorism is a squishy concept. It's just that case-hardened nit-pickers like me can't help noticing these things. nitpicky adjective ˈnɪtpɪkiˈnɪtˌpɪki informal There are also a few nitpicky reasons why I hate the class. Example sentencesExamples To be a bit nitpicky, the timing was slightly off throughout our meal. This is where the censorship people would have to get nit picky. Definition of nitpicking in US English: nitpicking nounˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋˈnitˌpikiNG informal Looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, especially in order to criticize unnecessarily. a nitpicking legalistic exercise Example sentencesExamples They are also completely missing the point with their penny-pinching and nit-picking and succeed only in making themselves appear ridiculous. Seriously, no less than seven days of unpacking, rearranging, bathroom and kitchen-scrubbing, discarding, laundering, and nit-picking went into earning that approval. I can't do that, because I am Australian and there is nothing the Greeks hate more at the moment than hearing Olympic nit-picking from Down Under, where they detect a conspiracy to undermine their efforts at every turn. I hate that sort of nit-picking negativity about the smallest of events. This kind of nit-picking, especially from Repubicans, is unhelpful. Maybe my problem with these films amounts to technical nit-picking. Occasionally, however, planners become so bound up in their own highly regulated world that they indulge in the sort of bureaucratic nit-picking that demeans their professional name. Lest this be seen as pure nit-picking, the broader point is that Australia continues to have a much more regulated and legalistic system of Industrial Relations than many comparable jurisdictions. A first-year student at Williams may well become frustrated with such fastidious nit-picking. Day after day we're treated to an over-long British news sequence covering the ‘events’ of the preceding twenty-four hours on the campaign trail, and nit-picking over the meaning of the latest polls. This designation may seem like nit-picking but it nevertheless gives a school the right to use the name ‘Waldorf’ or ‘Rudolf Steiner,’ both of which are protected under copyright law. If, occasionally, his run-on sentences tax your patience and his scrupulous accuracy verges on pedantic, nit-picking neurosis, you never feel like giving up on him - he's too exhilarating. It is time to show genuine, overarching political support for what Washington is trying to achieve in Iraq and the broader Middle East, without petty, nit-picking reservations. It may therefore seem like philosophical nit-picking if I criticise some of his arguments for getting to those conclusions. But with regard to Winslow's receiving ability, any weakness cited is an exercise in nit-picking. People are that much harsher with new writers, as though they cannot tell the difference between constructive criticism and plain old nit-picking. I might be guilty of nit-picking there, but read the final paragraph, which comes close to a rational conclusion, then veers wildly. So first, let me emphasise that I really am, despite any subsequent assertions, counter-claims and nit-picking objections, recommending this book: it is enormous fun, and its authors' hearts are in the right places. The message is: it's a free country, and an Englishman's home is his castle - just as long as you don't happen to live under the ridiculous and nit-picking rules of a Residents' Association. Compromise, rather than dogmatic statements and dreary nit-picking over the constitution, can be the only way to maintain this progress. Synonyms fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular pedantic, overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, over-exacting, perfectionist, precisionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finical, finicky nounˈnɪtˌpɪkɪŋˈnitˌpikiNG informal Fussy fault-finding. nitpicking over tiny details
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