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Be Nitpicky Crossword Clue

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noun

• an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

verb

• raise trivial objections

35%7Nitpicky person
noun

• a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

35%6Nitpicky know-it-all
noun

• a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

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New York Times11 May 2009 Down 33
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