4
faultfinding(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, petty)
4
hair-splitting(adjective, overcritical, censorious)
4
least(adjective, unimportant, slightest, smallest)
4
nagging(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, uneasy)
4
slightest
4
small-time
4
vexing(adjective, troublesome, incitement, goading, needling)
3
cavilling
3
cynical
3
diminutive(adjective, weak, feeble, frail, tiny)
3
irksome
3
lowly
3
minuscule
3
peanut(light, weak, small, insignificant, feeble)
3
querulous(adjective, critical, reproachful)
3
small-minded(adjective, light, base, important, inferior)
3
sneaking(adjective, uneasy)
3
troublesome
3
two-bit(adjective, light, weak, small, insignificant)
3
vexatious
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