nitpicky

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adjective

Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

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Meanings

adjectivenitpicky (comparative nitpickier, superlative nitpickiest)

comparative nitpickier · superlative nitpickiest · alternative nit-picky

  1. Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
captiousnitpicketypunctilioustight-assed

Origin

From nitpick + -y.

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Translations

Catalan llepafils
  • llepafilsoverly critical
Chinese Mandarin 挑剔
  • 挑剔 (tiāoti)overly critical
Dutch muggenzifterig
  • muggenzifterigoverly critical
Finnish pikkumainen
  • pikkumainenoverly critical
German spitzfindig, übergenau
  • spitzfindigoverly critical
  • übergenauoverly critical
  • pedantischoverly critical
  • überkorrektoverly critical
Polish drobiazgowy
  • drobiazgowyoverly critical
Russian приди́рчивый
  • приди́рчивый (pridírčivyj)overly critical
Spanish quisquilloso, cositero
  • quisquillosooverly critical
  • cositerooverly critical
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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