Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitpickish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nit-pick-ish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

somewhat nitpicky

Example Sentences

"I have patiently liste[ne]d [t]o these improperly formed questions and remained silent so as not to be nitpickish on rules of evidence."

Etymology

From nitpick + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nitpick

Inflected Forms

more nitpickish (comparative) most nitpickish (superlative)

Questions

What does nitpickish mean?: somewhat nitpicky
Where does nitpickish come from?: From nitpick + -ish.

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