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Definition of nitpicking noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nitpicking

noun

[uncountable] (informal) (disapproving)

the habit of finding small mistakes in someone's work or paying too much attention to small details that are not important

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nitpicker

noun

nitpicking adjective

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