verb
- to criticize or find fault with minor, unimportant details
Usage: informal
noun
- minor criticisms or complaints about unimportant details
Usage: informal; plural form
Examples
- She always nitpicks my writing, pointing out every tiny grammar mistake.
- The teacher nitpicks students’ presentations instead of focusing on content.
- His constant nitpicks about the font choice delayed the project.
- Stop nitpicking and look at the bigger picture.
- The editor’s nitpicks improved the final draft significantly.
- Her nitpicks about the decorations were getting annoying.
- He nitpicks every detail of the budget proposal.