| 单词 | hair splitting |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition characterized by petty distinctions Synonyms fault-finding fine She has a fine eye for detail. nice As a politician, he drew a nice distinction between his own opinions and the wishes of the majority. subtle There was, however, a subtle distinction between the two lawsuits. carping They deserve recognition, not carping criticism. niggling They started having tiffs about the most niggling little things. quibbling nit-picking (informal) Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail. finicky cavilling pettifogging pettifogging bureaucratic interference captious overrefined Additional synonymsin the sense of captious Definition tending to make trivial criticisms Synonyms fault-finding, critical, carping, nagging, disparaging, deprecating, nit-picking (informal), censorious, cavilling, hypercriticalin the sense of carping They deserve recognition, not carping criticism. Synonyms fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, cavilling, hypercritical, captious, nit-picky (informal) in the sense of fine She has a fine eye for detail. Synonyms keen, minute, nice, quick, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, subtle, precise, refined, discriminating, tenuous, fastidious, hairsplitting Nearby words of |
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