"nitpicky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: nitpickier [comparative], nitpickiest [superlative]
Etymology: From nitpick + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nitpick|y}} nitpick + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} nitpicky (comparative nitpickier, superlative nitpickiest)
  1. Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details. Synonyms: nit-picky Related terms: nitpick, nitpicker, nitpickish Translations (overly critical): llepafils [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 挑剔 (tiāoti) (Chinese Mandarin), muggenzifterig (Dutch), pikkumainen (Finnish), spitzfindig (German), übergenau (German), pedantisch (German), überkorrekt (German), تتیز (titiz) (Ottoman Turkish), drobiazgowy [masculine] (Polish), приди́рчивый (pridírčivyj) (Russian), quisquilloso (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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