| 单词 | hairsplitting |
| 释义 | hairsplitting (once / 121849 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY hairsplitting: hairsplittings USAGE EXAMPLESRulings on Jewish law are too often engulfed in a labyrinth of hairsplitting debate. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) Administration officials must walk a fine line, one that sometimes involves hairsplitting differences. New York Times(Jul 03, 2016) And how were Americans supposed to explain the president’s hairsplitting to their children? Salon(Apr 02, 2016) 1n making too fine distinctions of little importance they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously Syn|Hyper word-splitting differentiation, distinction a discrimination between things as different and distinct 2adj developed in excessively fine detail Syn finespun precise sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
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