hairsplitting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun making too fine distinctions of little importance
word-splitting.
- they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
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adjective satellite developed in excessively fine detail
finespun.
- finespun distinctions
WordNet
Hair"split`ting adjective
Definitions
Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle. --n. The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner.