hair-splitting
Of or characterized by hair-splitting, seeking or having exceedingly small…Of or characterized by hair-splitting, seeking or having exceedingly small differences, fine details, and/or edge cases of no seeming importance, concerning or concerned with minutiae.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, idiomatic)Of or characterized by hair-splitting, seeking or having exceedingly small differences, fine details, and/or edge cases of no seeming importance, concerning or concerned with minutiae.
Origin
From splitting hairs, q.v.From splitting hairs, q.v.
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Forms
more hair-splitting, most hair-splitting| Comparative | more hair-splitting Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hair-splitting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.