nitpick
/ˈnɪt.pɪk/
nitpick verb: to correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
Verb
nitpick (third-person singular simple present nitpicks, present participle nitpicking, simple past and past participle nitpicked)
- To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
- But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the...2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club
- To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
- I nitpicked his hair.
Noun
nitpick (plural nitpicks)
- A quibble about a minor mistake or fault.
- I have a few nitpicks about the grammar in your report.
nitpick meaning in Assamese, Indonesian and Vietnamese
nitpick in Assamese
- to correct minutiae or find fault
- ধৰ dhor
nitpick in Indonesian
- to correct minutiae or find fault
- rewel, cerewet
nitpick in Vietnamese
- to correct minutiae or find fault
- câu chấp
Synonyms of nitpick
Forms of nitpick
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | nitpicks |
| present participle | nitpicking |
| past participle | nitpicked |
| past | nitpicked |
| Noun | |
| plural | nitpicks |
Origin of nitpick
From nit + pick, originally referring to literally removing tiny louse eggs by hand.
Words formed from nitpick
Questions about nitpick
- What does nitpick mean?
- Nitpick means to correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- What is nitpick in Assamese?
- Nitpick in Assamese is ধৰ (dhor). See Nitpick meaning in Assamese.
- What part of speech is nitpick?
- Nitpick can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce nitpick?
- Nitpick is pronounced /ˈnɪt.pɪk/.
- What is the past tense of nitpick?
- The past tense of nitpick is nitpicked.
Words near nitpick in the dictionary
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