1
fussy(adjective, obscure, careful, critical, thorough)
1
grumbling(noun, verb, critical, criticism, dissatisfied)
1
hit
1
home thrust
1
hostile criticism
1
hypercriticalness
1
hypercriticism
1
knock
1
logic-chopping
1
niggle
1
obloquy
1
overcriticalness
1
paltering
1
parrying
1
particular(adjective, obscure, careful, critical, thorough)
1
pedantic(adjective, obscure, trivial, meticulous, painstaking)
1
pestering
1
prevarication
1
priggishness
1
pussyfooting
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