noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

Adjective

1. 1
   developed in excessively fine detail wordnet

Synonyms

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adverse criticismanimadversionaspersionbad noticesbad pressbickering

Antonyms

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broad analysisbroadmindedcoarsenessholism

Etymology

From hair + splitting.