hairsplitting

[ hair-split-ing ]

/ ˈhɛərˌsplɪt ɪŋ /

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noun

the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.

adjective

characterized by such distinctions: the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate.

Origin of hairsplitting

First recorded in 1820–30; hair + splitting

SYNONYMS FOR hairsplitting

2 quibbling, niggling, nitpicking, captious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hairsplitting

hairsplitter, noun

Words nearby hairsplitting

hair seal, hair sheep, hair shirt, hair slide, hair space, hairsplitting, hair spray, hairspring, hairstreak, hair stroke, hairstyle

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Example sentences from the Web for hairsplitting

It was fine legal reasoning, not without some of that hairsplitting for which Jefferson reproached Randolph.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard
Hairsplitting terms like this I do not often employ, but, blessings on the head of Cadmus!
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium|Jessie H. Bancroft
Of what practical use then, it may be asked, is all this hairsplitting?
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy|Julian Stafford Corbett
The mass of the party, he said, did not trouble their heads about theories, but plodded along unmindful of hairsplitting.
Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. Orth

British Dictionary definitions for hairsplitting

hairsplitting

/ (ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ) /

noun

the making of petty distinctions

adjective

occupied with or based on petty distinctions

Derived forms of hairsplitting

hairsplitter, noun

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单词	hairsplitting
释义	hairsplitting [ hair-split-ing ] / ˈhɛərˌsplɪt ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hairsplitting ON THESAURUS.COM noun the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions. adjective characterized by such distinctions: the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate. Origin of hairsplitting First recorded in 1820–30; hair + splitting SYNONYMS FOR hairsplitting 2 quibbling, niggling, nitpicking, captious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hairsplitting ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM hairsplitting hairsplitter, noun Words nearby hairsplitting hair seal, hair sheep, hair shirt, hair slide, hair space, hairsplitting, hair spray, hairspring, hairstreak, hair stroke, hairstyle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hairsplitting It was fine legal reasoning, not without some of that hairsplitting for which Jefferson reproached Randolph. Thomas Jefferson\|Gilbert Chinard Hairsplitting terms like this I do not often employ, but, blessings on the head of Cadmus! Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium\|Jessie H. Bancroft Of what practical use then, it may be asked, is all this hairsplitting? Some Principles of Maritime Strategy\|Julian Stafford Corbett The mass of the party, he said, did not trouble their heads about theories, but plodded along unmindful of hairsplitting. Socialism and Democracy in Europe\|Samuel P. Orth British Dictionary definitions for hairsplitting hairsplitting / (ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ) / noun the making of petty distinctions adjective occupied with or based on petty distinctions Derived forms of hairsplitting hairsplitter, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hairsplitting faultfinding, pettiness, sophistry, carping, perfectionism, bickering, quibbling, caviling
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hairsplitting

noun

adjective

Origin of hairsplitting

SYNONYMS FOR hairsplitting

OTHER WORDS FROM hairsplitting

Words nearby hairsplitting

Example sentences from the Web for hairsplitting

British Dictionary definitions for hairsplitting

noun

adjective

Derived forms of hairsplitting

Words related to hairsplitting