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NITPICK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does nitpick mean?

• NITPICK (verb)
The verb NITPICK has 1 sense:

1. be overly critical; criticize minor details

Familiarity information: NITPICK used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NITPICK (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Be overly critical; criticize minor details

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "nitpick" is one way to...):

criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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