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verb (used without object)
1.
to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
verb (used with object)
2.
to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.
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Nit-picking
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
noun
3.
a carping, petty criticism.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a nitpicker or nitpicking.
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World English Dictionary
| nit-picking | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault |
| —adj | |
| 2. | showing such a concern; fussy |
| [C20: from | |
| 'nit-picker | |
| —n | |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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