hair·split·ting (hâr spl t ng)n. The making of unreasonably fine distinctions. hair splitter n.hair splitting adj. |
hairsplitting [ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ]
n
the making of petty distinctions
adj
occupied with or based on petty distinctions
hairsplitter n
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| Noun | 1. | hairsplitting - making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" |
| Adj. | 1. | hairsplitting - developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
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