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nitpick

Or nit-pick

[nit-pik]

verb (used without object)

  1. to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.



verb (used with object)

  1. to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.

noun

  1. a carping, petty criticism.

adjective

  1. Also nitpicky of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who nitpicks.

    a nitpick review of the miniseries.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nitpick1

First recorded in 1965–70; nit 1 + pick 1
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After the meeting, Grippo allegedly began “scrutinizing the marketing team and nitpicking their performance,” using the resort’s security cameras to see what time they arrived to work and when they left.

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When a series has set the bar so high, it’s easy to nitpick as time goes on, so maybe I’m just being grumpy.

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But that’s all post-mortem nitpicking, easily overlooked by the power of the performances, the hilarious courage of the writing and the glorious reconstruction of a familiar genre.

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Chu employs her considerable expertise to argue that criticism can and should leave behind theoretical nitpicking and address the big, dangerous global issues at hand.

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If I had to nitpick, the tea wasn’t my favorite, but that’s a small complaint.

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