nitpicking

Noun

Meaning

The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
"Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert

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And so for anyone who is able to enjoy a good movie, a good story, without having it spoiled by nitpicking of historical details, this movie is one that I can highly recommend. Source: Internet

Facebook’s work in identifying and disrupting information operations and coordinated threats includes manual and automated nitpicking to detect such networks. Source: Internet

I know I'm nitpicking but I wanted better eyebrows, just go with it. Source: Internet

Now, one might argue that some of my comments – or perhaps even all of them – are merely nitpicking. Source: Internet

The nitpicking started as soon as a wave of joy and bellyaching over Michelin's assignment of stars had subsided. Source: Internet

While the launch of iOS7 has received a ton of press and blogger nitpicking about every last detail, little has been said about how the new. Source: Internet

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