nit-picking
Noun
Meaning
nit-picking (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of nitpicking
Synonyms
pedantic
fastidious
finicky
fussy
punctilious
captious
hypercritical
picky
niggling
pernickety
overnice
quibbling
carping
perfectionist
hairsplitting
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Examples
Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it.
Nit-picking personal responses or knee-jerk reactions at the street level leave the electorate so shocked and alienated that even the best of opportunities are lost.