 carping |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] quibbling over insignificant details | |
| Synonyms: | nitpicking pettifogging quibbling caviling | |
| Examples: | "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke "her nagging and carping attack" "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking" "a pettifogging lawyer's mind" "had no patience with quibbling critics" |
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| Related terms: | critical | |
| 2. | [ noun ] persistent petty and unjustified criticism | |
| Synonyms: | faultfinding | |
| Related terms: | criticism | |
| Similar spelling: |
carving Carpino Carpinus Carbin carbine carpentry carpenter |
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