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nitpick
[ nit-pik ]
verb (used without object)
- to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
verb (used with object)
- to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.
noun
- a carping, petty criticism.
adjective
- Also ²Ô¾±³Ù·±è¾±³¦°ì·²â. of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who nitpicks:
a nitpick review of the miniseries.
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Example Sentences
When a series has set the bar so high, it’s easy to nitpick as time goes on, so maybe I’m just being grumpy.
But that’s all post-mortem nitpicking, easily overlooked by the power of the performances, the hilarious courage of the writing and the glorious reconstruction of a familiar genre.
Chu employs her considerable expertise to argue that criticism can and should leave behind theoretical nitpicking and address the big, dangerous global issues at hand.
If I had to nitpick, the tea wasn’t my favorite, but that’s a small complaint.
Gomez took some heat for her Spanish in the movie, but that felt like nitpicking in a film where absurdity often seemed like the guiding principle.
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