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67 entries under adjective topic. ×
| quibbling(noun, verb, reasoning) | |
| carping | |
| nitpicking(verb, trivial) | |
| niggling(light, base, inferior, insignificant) | |
| petty(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| critical | |
| caviling | |
| little(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| nit-picking | |
| paltry(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| piddling(small, inferior, insignificant, unimportant) | |
| contemptible(light, base, small, inferior) | |
| frivolous(small, insignificant, unimportant, trivial) | |
| narrow-minded(light, base, small, inferior) | |
| abject | |
| cavilling | |
| dirty | |
| fault-finding(noun, critical) | |
| hair-splitting | |
| legalistic |
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