niggly

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
    — With so much at stake, both teams were hesitant and cagey early on, the game with littered with late tackles and niggly fouls.
  2. Trivial, insignificant
    — They'd argue a lot, about little niggly things — and they had never been like that.
  3. Pernickety, paying too much attention to small details.
    — Now things are less confrontational but just as niggly. The Spanish examine drivers' papers with elaborate care, causing huge traffic jams

词形变化

more niggly comparative most niggly superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English niggle
English -y
English niggly
From niggle + -y.
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