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| quibbling(noun, verb, adjective, reasoning) | |
| carping(noun, adjective) | |
| nitpicking(verb, adjective, trivial) | |
| niggling(adjective, light, base, inferior, insignificant) | |
| petty(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| critical(adjective, trivial) | |
| caviling | |
| little(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| nit-picking(noun, adjective) | |
| paltry(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| piddling(adjective, small, inferior, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| captious | |
| contemptible(adjective, light, base, small, inferior) | |
| frivolous(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| mean | |
| narrow-minded(adjective, light, base, small, inferior) | |
| pettifoggery | |
| querulous | |
| abject(adjective, improbity) | |
| cavilling(noun, adjective) |
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