niggling

adj.

1. Petty, especially in a nagging or annoying way; trifling: a pointless dispute over niggling details.
2. Overly concerned with details; exacting and fussy.

niggling nig'gling n.
nigglingly nig'gling·ly adv.

adjective

Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal terms) small and of little importance
  Synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, Mickey Mouse, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smålig, pertentlig, gnidret

Nederlands (Dutch)
muggenzifterij, pietluttig, knagend, bekrompen

Français (French)
adj. - tatillon, insidieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pingelig, belanglos, quälend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (υπερβολικά) λεπτολόγος, σχολαστικός (κν. ψείρας), ασημαντολόγος

Italiano (Italian)
pignoleria, pignolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mesquinho

Русский (Russian)
придирки, дотошный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - demasiado meticuloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - petig, småaktig, små-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
为琐事操心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 為瑣事操心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 마음이 좁은, 손질이 너무 꼼꼼스러운, (필적이)읽기 힘든

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - つまらないことにこだわる, 細かくてめんどうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تافه, غير جدير بالاهتمام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מנקר (במוח), קטנוני, מרגיז בדרך קטנונית‬

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