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  1. nitpickverb

    Synonyms:
    cavil

  2. nitpickverb

    To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details; to kvetch.

    Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.

    Synonyms:
    cavil

  3. nitpickverb

    To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone’s hair.

    Watch the mother gorilla nitpick the baby’s fur clean.

    Synonyms:
    cavil

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nitpickverb

    be overly critical; criticize minor details

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  1. John Fetterman:

    I don't mean to nitpick, but I wouldn't categorize John Fetterman as progressive, i consider John Fetterman a Democrat that's running on the same platform of ideas that every other Democrat in this race is running on. And I can't think of a Democrat running nationally that's running on anything functionally different in that regard.


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  • pingelig, schikanierenGerman
  • nipottaa, loinen, nyppiäFinnish
  • chicaner, chercher la petite bête, chipoter, pinaillerFrench
  • cercare il pelo nell'uovoItalian
  • シラミを取る, 揚げ足を取る, 咎めるJapanese
  • mierenneuken, vitten, muggenziften, vlooienDutch
  • придраться, придиратьсяRussian
  • бискати, biskati, cjepidlačiti, цјепидлачитиSerbo-Croatian
  • nitpickTelugu

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