kleinlich
petty, small-minded
English translations
- 01
petty
- 02
narrow-minded
- 03
mean-spirited
- 04
pedantic
Word details
- German meaning
- Kleinlich bedeutet übertrieben genau oder pingelig in Bezug auf kleine Details oder Fehler.
- English meaning
- Petty, nit-picking
- Synonym
- pingelig, pedantisch, übergenau
- German example
- Sei nicht so kleinlich!
- English example
- Don't be so petty!
- Comparative
- kleinlicherSuperlative: am kleinlichsten
Related words
- Kleinlichkeit
Pettyness
- Professorchen
Petty professor
- Gezänk
Quarrel, bickering
- Erbsenzählerin
penny-pincher
- fimschig
Fussy, picky
- beckmesserisch
Pedantic
- figelinsch
Fastidious
- penibel
Meticulous
- pimpelig
Fussy, picky, meticulous
- rabulistisch
Rabulistic means that someone is petty, quibbling, and fond of hair-splitting, often to achieve a goal.
- fisselig
Fussy, finicky, shaky
- Purpurkrämer
Stickler, nitpicker
- pekzieren
To nitpick
- spintisieren
To quibble, to ruminate
- pingelig
Fussy
- knäblich
Nibbling
- popelig
Paltry, insignificant
- spitzfindig
quibbling, captious
- Seelengröße
Magnanimity
- Haarspalterei
Hair-splitting, quibbling over minor details
- Erbsenzähler
Penny-pincher
- Mücken seihen und Kamele verschlucken
Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
- kleinkariert
petty, narrow-minded
- erbsenzählerisch
nitpicking
- Haarspalter
Hair-splitter
Example sentences with “kleinlich”
Sei doch nicht so kleinlich! (Don't be so petty!)
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite of 'kleinlich'?
The opposite would be 'großzügig' (generous) or 'tolerant'.