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nitpick definition

☆ nit·pick (nit′pik′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to find fault with (someone or something) in a manner that is finicky or petty

Etymology: back-form. < nit-picking

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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