nitpicking vs punctilious

nitpicking

noun
  • The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair. 

  • 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. 

punctilious

adj
  • Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. 

  • Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. 

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