Nitpickish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    somewhat nitpicky

    "I have patiently liste[ne]d [t]o these improperly formed questions and remained silent so as not to be nitpickish on rules of evidence."

Example

More examples

"I have patiently liste[ne]d [t]o these improperly formed questions and remained silent so as not to be nitpickish on rules of evidence."

Etymology

From nitpick + -ish.

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