niggly

Sounds simple enough, even if you want to call it niggly on the alcohol thing.

Gizmodo Kwame Opam 2011

Have you ever sat and watched the "niggly" things which people -- especially Englishmen -- do with their hands when they don't know what to do with them otherwise?

Over the Fireside with Silent Friends Richard King 1913

"niggly" heel, he was into occasional punches, but nothing major.

PWTorch.com 2008

Lows You can get a bit niggly by day 12 of a trip, especially when you're missing things at home.

A working life: The gas rig technician Graham Snowdon 2010

When I was younger my body just wasn't strong enough, I got niggly injuries a lot.

I'll be fit for the Ashes, insists England fast bowler Chris Tremlett Barney Ronay 2010

In a niggly first half Everton thwarted City's approach play with strong tackling and admirable tactical discipline.

Everton's Jack Rodwell was dogged but he could not stop David Silva | David Pleat 2011

"Well that was more like a fog over my life; a niggly, toothache-y kind of pain that I carried around."

The Killing star Michelle Forbes: why I avoided watching Forbrydelsen 2011

This is a niggly issue for many of us, but it's an important one.

Modality and Hamlet Hal Duncan 2010

Small niggly detail: it's the Honorary Consul, not Counsel ....

Fifteen books that given the way my life has turned out I probably shouldn't have read 2009

Last weekend he said the injury was "still niggly."

Rugby World Cup 2011: Richie McCaw fit for New Zealand v Argentina 2011