adjective
- causing slight annoyance or irritation; petty or fussy
- requiring close attention to small details; finicky
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Usage: informal
Examples
- The niggly details of the contract took hours to resolve.
- She had a niggly feeling that something was wrong.
- This niggly task requires a lot of patience.
- He complained about niggly issues instead of focusing on the main problem.
- The niggly work of proofreading can be tedious.
- There's a niggly doubt in my mind about the decision.