carping
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(satellite adjective) quibbling over insignificant details; "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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Synonyms: caviling, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling |
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(noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism |
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Synonyms: faultfinding |
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Related Words: criticism, unfavorable judgment |
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