nitpickyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪtpɪki/, U.S.

/ˈnɪtˌpɪki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitpick v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < nitpick v. + -y suffix¹. Compare nitpicking adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Excessively pedantic; = nitpicking adj.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective]

scholastical?1526

schoolish1549

pedantical1592

pen and inkhornc1598

pedanta1612

pedantic1631

scholastic1700

instinctless1947

nitpicky1962

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > captiously

captiousc1380

pick-fault1544

fastidious?1555

sharp-nosed1561

cavillous?1571

carpacious1574

cavillinga1576

find-fault1576

Zoilous1577

carpinga1586

exceptious1602

quarrellous1610

exceptive1623

Zoilitical1665

nibbling1691

pickthanking1830

Zoilean1846

snippy1848

nitpicking1948

nitpicky1962

1962 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 14 Jan. §4. 4/2 Forget about the sour grapes and nit-picky stuff you've been putting in your column.

1964 Amer. Econ. Rev. 54 597 Economics would not be so difficult if economists would just stop being obscurantist, pedantic, and nit-picky.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. b1 Complaining about this might sound nitpicky, but if they had to pay for that out of their campaign funds it would sure add up.

2000 BookPage Oct. 7/4 Michael J. Hockinson offers the ultimate in Beatles trivia; this is not just ‘name Ringo's eldest child’ kind of stuff, this is hard core and nit-picky.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nitpicky
释义	nitpickyadj. Brit. /ˈnɪtpɪki/, U.S. /ˈnɪtˌpɪki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitpick v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < nitpick v. + -y suffix¹. Compare nitpicking adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). Excessively pedantic; = nitpicking adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective] scholastical?1526 schoolish1549 pedantical1592 pen and inkhornc1598 pedanta1612 pedantic1631 scholastic1700 instinctless1947 nitpicky1962 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > captiously captiousc1380 pick-fault1544 fastidious?1555 sharp-nosed1561 cavillous?1571 carpacious1574 cavillinga1576 find-fault1576 Zoilous1577 carpinga1586 exceptious1602 quarrellous1610 exceptive1623 Zoilitical1665 nibbling1691 pickthanking1830 Zoilean1846 snippy1848 nitpicking1948 nitpicky1962 1962 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 14 Jan. §4. 4/2 Forget about the sour grapes and nit-picky stuff you've been putting in your column. 1964 Amer. Econ. Rev. 54 597 Economics would not be so difficult if economists would just stop being obscurantist, pedantic, and nit-picky. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. b1 Complaining about this might sound nitpicky, but if they had to pay for that out of their campaign funds it would sure add up. 2000 BookPage Oct. 7/4 Michael J. Hockinson offers the ultimate in Beatles trivia; this is not just ‘name Ringo's eldest child’ kind of stuff, this is hard core and nit-picky. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1962
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