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Hairsplitting

noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    developed in excessively fine detail wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    making too fine distinctions of little importance wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hairsplit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hair + splitting.

Etymology 2

From hair + splitting.

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