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nitpickish

nitpickish adjective: somewhat nitpicky.

Adjective

nitpickish (comparative more nitpickish, superlative most nitpickish)

  1. somewhat nitpicky
    • I have patiently liste[ne]d [t]o these improperly formed questions and remained silent so as not to be nitpickish on rules of evidence.1964, {unattributed}, American Jurisprudence Trials: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Modern Practices, Techniques, and Tactics Used in Preparing and Trying Cases, with Model Programs for the Handling of...

Forms of nitpickish

comparativemore nitpickish
superlativemost nitpickish

Origin of nitpickish

From nitpick + -ish.

Questions about nitpickish

What does nitpickish mean?
Nitpickish means somewhat nitpicky.
What part of speech is nitpickish?
Nitpickish is an adjective.

Words near nitpickish in the dictionary

  1. nitpickiest
  2. nitpickiness
  3. nitpicking
  4. nitpickingly
  5. nitpickings
  6. nitpickish
  7. nitpicks
  8. nitpicky
  9. nitr-
  10. nitracaine
  11. nitracline

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