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hairsplitting

DEFINITIONS OF: hairsplitting

1

n making too fine distinctions of little importance

“they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously”
Synonyms:
word-splitting
Type of:
differentiation, distinction
a discrimination between things as different and distinct

adj developed in excessively fine detail

Synonyms:
finespun
precise
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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