nitpicking

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Synonyms: nit-picking, nit picking, nutpicking

Antonyms: nit-picking, nit picking, nutpicking

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Noun

1. The [[painstaking]] process of removing [[nit]]s ([[lice]] eggs) from someone's hair.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} A process of finding or pointing out tiny [[detail]]s or [[error]]s, particularly if the pointed-out details seem [[insignificant]] or [[irrelevant]] to all but the finder.

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