hairsplitter meaning

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hairsplitter (noun): a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions.

Definition of hairsplitter

  1. a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions

    Type of: disputant

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in ER · 12-letter words

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