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Definitions for: Hairsplitting
[n] making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
[adj] developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"
Webster (1913) Definition: Hair"split`ting, a.
Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning;
subtle. -- n. The act or practice of making trivial
distinctions.
The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special
pleading. --Charles
Sumner.
Synonyms: finespun, precise, word-splitting
See Also: differentiation, distinction
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