单词 | hairsplitter |
释义 | hairsplitter (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY hairsplitter: hairsplitters USAGE EXAMPLESThe court heard that police recorded 1,300 hours of covert tapes during the operation codenamed Operation Hairsplitter. BBC(May 20, 2015) All that Mr. Hairsplitter may have said goes for nothing, as it is not down in black and white, in legal phrase.” Leighton, Alexander, Wilson's Tales of the Borders and o...(2010) n a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions Hyper controversialist, disputant, eristic a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy |
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