nitty
Full of nits
Nitty describes something full of nits—the eggs or young of lice.
Hair or fabric can be nitty when infested.
The word appears most often in nitty-gritty, meaning the essential details or practical realities of a matter: Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
Single small element
- specificityExactness of detail
- granularityLevel of detail
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
minutiae · specifics · particulars · technicalities · intricacies · subtleties
Bloodsucking scalp insects
- louseWingless biting parasite
- nitsLice before hatching
- infestationPest takeover situation
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
Focused on small elements
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
diligent · careful · exact · methodical · systematic · punctilious · conscientious · exacting
Petty objection-raising
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- fault-findingExcessive focus on errors
hypercritical · captious · pedantic · overcritical · picky · fussy · pettifogging · picayune
Requiring considerable effort
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drudgeryHard, boring work
plodding · tiresome · painstaking · grinding · slogging · unglamorous
detail
Single small element
- specificityExactness of detail
- granularityLevel of detail
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
particularity · minutiae · specifics · particulars · technicalities · intricacies · subtleties
lice
Bloodsucking scalp insects
- louseWingless biting parasite
- nitsLice before hatching
- infestationPest takeover situation
detail-oriented
Focused on small elements
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- scrupulousThorough and principled
fastidious · diligent · careful · exact · methodical · systematic · punctilious · conscientious · exacting · assiduous
quibbling
Petty objection-raising
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
fault-finding · hypercritical · captious · pedantic · overcritical · picky · fussy · pettifogging · picayune
laborious
Requiring considerable effort
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
drudgery · plodding · tiresome · painstaking · grinding · slogging · unglamorous
- nitty grittyEssential practical details
- nit pickingExcessive focus on minutiae
- nit combTool for removing lice
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