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nitpicky

nitpicky adjective: finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

Adjective

nitpicky (comparative nitpickier, superlative nitpickiest)

  1. Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

Forms of nitpicky

comparativenitpickier
superlativenitpickiest
alternative formnit-picky

Origin of nitpicky

From nitpick + -y.

Words formed from nitpicky

Questions about nitpicky

What does nitpicky mean?
Nitpicky means finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
What part of speech is nitpicky?
Nitpicky is an adjective.

Words near nitpicky in the dictionary

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

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