1
mendacity
1
moralistic(adjective, unnatural, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
niggle
1
objection(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
obloquy
1
opprobrium(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
ornery(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, critical)
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pan(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
panning(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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parrying
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pestering
1
pettifoggery
1
petty
1
petulant(adjective, mean, severe, cross, irritable)
1
pharisaic(adjective, hypocritical, nit-picking, pharisaical)
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pharisaical(adjective, hypocritical, unnatural, nit-picking, pharisaic)
1
picayune
1
prevarication
1
pussyfooting
1
put down(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
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