1. Developed in excessively fine detail
   - finespun

1. Making too fine distinctions of little importance
   "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
   - word-splitting

Derived forms: hairsplittings

See also: precise

Type of: differentiation, distinction

Encyclopedia: Hairsplitting

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• artificial horizon
• artificial insemination
• artificial intelligence
• artificial joint
• artificial kidney
• artificial lake
• artificial language
• artificial pacemaker
• artificial respiration
• artificial satellite
• artificial skin
• artificiality
• artificially
• artillery
• artillery fire
• artillery plant
• artillery shell
• artillery unit
• artilleryman
• artiness
• artiodactyl
• artiodactyl mammal
• Artiodactyla
• artiodactylous