nit-picking
Britishnoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of nit-picking
C20: from nit 1 + pick 1
Example Sentences
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Some may see such criticisms of “The Holdovers” as nit-picking, or an attempt to rain on Randolph’s parade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Gaining any new clarity about surging reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, will take time, better data gathering and diagnostic tools and, perhaps most importantly, a hale and hearty dose of nit-picking scientific scrutiny.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023
"Maybe there are a couple of little bits you could tighten here or there, but I think it's really nit-picking."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
Spending so much time at home has me nit-picking every little stain and mark on my walls.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2020
Hubler had the same nit-picking argument with Deutsche Bank, with a difference.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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