niggly

niggly
a) bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.

Theyd argue a lot, about little niggly things — and they had never been like that.

You soon discover there isnt time (nor is there any need) to put in the niggly details. The essence of the pose is its attitude or action and a hint of the model.


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