pédanterie — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nitpicking noun The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
Senses
pédanterie is used for these senses in English:
- nitpicking (figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
- pedantry An excessive attention to detail or rules.
nitpicking — full definition
- noun The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
- noun A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.