45 entries under nit-picking topic. ×

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carping(noun, adjective, critical, dissatisfied, complaining)
8
caviling(adjective, critical, trifling, dissatisfied, disparaging)
7
critical(adjective, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
6
hair-splitting(noun, adjective, pharisaical, pharisaic)
4
hypercritical(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
2
faultfinding(pharisaical, pharisaic)
2
overcritical(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
1
censorious(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
1
disputatious(adjective, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
grousing(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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kvetching(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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Pecksniffian(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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bad tempered(expression, dissatisfied, pharisaical, pharisaic)
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calumniatory(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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casuistic(adjective, trifling, pharisaical, pharisaic)
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cavillous(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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condemnatory(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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cross(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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culpatory(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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discontented(critical, dissatisfied, complaining, unassuaged)
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