hairsplitting

See also: hair-splitting

English edit

Etymology edit

hair +‎ splitting

Noun edit

hairsplitting (countable and uncountable, plural hairsplittings)

The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.

Verb edit

hairsplitting

present participle and gerund of hairsplit

See also edit

split hairs

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