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Niggling vs Picky - What's the difference?

niggling | picky |

As adjectives the difference between niggling and picky

is that niggling is petty while picky is fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

As nouns the difference between niggling and picky

is that niggling is a sensation that niggles while picky is (informal) a picture.

As a verb niggling

is .

niggling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • petty
  • * 1863 , Charles Darwin's letter to J. D. Hooker, 14th of July 1863
    • My dear Hooker, I am getting very much amused by my tendrils, it is just the sort of niggling work which suits me, and takes up no time and rather rests me whilst writing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sensation that niggles.
  • * 2009 , Jenny Parratt, Feelings of Change: Stories of Having a Baby (page 10)
    • Occasionally a paranoia or slight insecurity that is not based on reality will bring nigglings of that bad time.

    picky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
    • I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.

    Synonyms

    * fussy * particular * anal retentive * finicky * pedantic * choosy * See also

    Noun

    (pickies)
  • (informal) A picture.
  • * 1988 , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44
    • And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.

    Alternative forms

    * piccy

    Synonyms

    * pic