hairsplitting meaning
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hairsplitting (adjective): developed in excessively fine detail.
hairsplitting has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.
hairsplitting as an adjective
hairsplitting as a noun
- making too fine distinctions of little importance
- they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
Synonyms: word-splitting
Type of: differentiation
Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in NG · 13-letter words
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