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- adjective Alternative spelling of
nitpicky .
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Examples
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They have a perfectionist or nit-picky personality combined with superiority about their skills and abilities.
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I know what I am about to say is going to come off as nit-picky.
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There are plenty of small, nit-picky things that on their own would just be drops in an ocean.
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Kinda disagree with the Camus theory simply on the basis of nit-picky terminology, but it still fits Rorschach regardless.
The Moral Exemplars of Watchmen | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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My point is not to make a nit-picky exposition on semantics.
Deborah Schoeberlein: Keep Your Romance Hot Deborah Schoeberlein 2012
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Exceptionally nit-picky of me and I apologize, but Block Island is off the coast of Rhode Island, not New Hampshire.
40 years after publication, J.G. Farrell's Troubles wins the "Lost" Man Booker Prize 2010
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Ever wish you could get even more nit-picky about your Gmail filters?
Syphir Adds Awesome Advanced Filters To Gmail | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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This is getting way too nit-picky I realize for a dopey Hollywood movie, but a typical women's bow weight is 35 lbs.
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Not trying to be nit-picky, just honestly can't remember, is there actual FBI warnings before movies in the theater?
Dark Knight Pirater Sentenced To Two Years In Jail | /Film 2010
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My point is not to make a nit-picky exposition on semantics.
Deborah Schoeberlein: Keep Your Romance Hot Deborah Schoeberlein 2012
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