Nimio in english
Nimio
pronunciation: nɪmioʊ part of speech: none
pronunciation: nɪmioʊ part of speech: none
In gestures
nimio = fussy ; trivial ; inconsiderable ; nugatory ; menial ; trifling ; petty ; piddling ; nitpicking [nit-picking].
Example: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.Example: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Example: A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.Example: Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.Example: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks.Example: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles.Example: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.Example: Personal financial problems and piddling little controversies could absolutely kill a politician, eating away at him, worrying him sick.Example: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.