nitpickery

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noun

nitpicking behaviour

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Meanings

nounnitpickery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenitpicking behaviour

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypercriticism

Origin

From nitpick + -ery.

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Cite this entry
APA

nitpickery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickery

MLA

“nitpickery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitpickery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickery.

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