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nitpick

/ˈnɪt.pɪk/

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verb

/ˈnɪt.pɪk/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания действия по поиску или указанию на мелкие недостатки или ошибки, часто педантичным или чрезмерно критичным образом.

A verb used to describe the act of finding or pointing out minor faults or errors, often in a pedantic or overly critical manner.

  1. Criticize minor detailsB2informal

    To find or point out trivial faults or errors, often in a pedantic or overly critical manner.

    ruПридираться к мелочам

    • He always nitpicks about the formatting of my reports.
    • Stop nitpicking and focus on the main idea.
    • She nitpicked every sentence in his essay.

    Synonymscarpcavilcensurecriticizefind faultfussquibble

    Antonymsacclaimapprovecommendcomplimentlaudpraise

Forms
  • nitpicked past participle
  • nitpicked past simple
  • nitpicking present participle
  • nitpicks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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