nitpickiest
Extremely detail-obsessed
Nitpickiest is the superlative form of nitpicky, describing someone who is the most excessively focused on minor details or trivial faults.
The person who is the nitpickiest in a group finds fault where others see none, obsessing over small imperfections that most would overlook.
My editor is the nitpickiest person I've ever worked with—she flagged a missing Oxford comma on page forty-seven.
Seeking out imperfections
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
captious · overcritical · hair-splitting · pettifogging · censorious · disapproving · condemning · censure
Showing extreme attention to detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
fussy · finicky · particular · exacting · detail-oriented · perfectionist · anal-retentive · persnickety
Superior and dismissive manner
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- scornfulShowing open contempt
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
derisive · snobbish · haughty · superior · patronizing · sneering · belittling · imperious
faultfinding
Seeking out imperfections
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
quibbling · captious · overcritical · hair-splitting · pettifogging · censorious · disapproving · condemning · censure · scrutiny
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- scrupulousThorough and principled
fastidious · fussy · finicky · particular · exacting · detail-oriented · perfectionist · anal-retentive · persnickety · prissy
condescending
Superior and dismissive manner
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- scornfulShowing open contempt
supercilious · derisive · snobbish · haughty · superior · patronizing · sneering · belittling · imperious · snooty