nitpicking
Meanings
noun
- The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
- A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
Word forms
Etymology
From nit + picking.
Related words
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