nitpicky

See also: nit-picky

English

Alternative forms

nit-picky

Etymology

From nitpick +‎ -y.

Adjective

nitpicky (comparative nitpickier, superlative nitpickiest)

Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Related terms

Translations

overly critical

Catalan: llepafils (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挑剔 (zh) (tiāoti)
Dutch: muggenzifterig (nl)
Finnish: pikkumainen (fi)
German: spitzfindig (de), übergenau (de), pedantisch (de), überkorrekt
Ottoman Turkish: تتیز (titiz)
Polish: drobiazgowy (pl) m
Russian: приди́рчивый (ru) (pridírčivyj)
Spanish: quisquilloso (es), cositero (es) (Cuba)

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=nitpicky&oldid=82787901"

Hidden categories: