nit-picking
/ informal /
a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault
showing such a concern; fussy
Origin of nit-picking
1Derived forms of nit-picking
- nit-picker, noun
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How to use nit-picking in a sentence
The department of health needs to stop nitpicking, dragging their feet, and get these other centers open.
New Jersey Patients in Pain Over Scarcity of Medical Marijuana | Abby Haglage | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOr find a nitpicking way to avoid making any decision until some more states have acted on their own?
The Supreme Court Opens the Door to a Landmark Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage | Linda Hirshman | December 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThree months ago, what was on display was the well-developed British talent for carping, sneering, and nitpicking.
But these narrow grounds still did not fall to the level of legal nitpicking.
What the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Prop 8 Ruling Really Means | Ben Jacobs | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn any case, this is nitpicking, and, ironically, Klingman does the same thing in his essay.
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