hairsplitting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hairsplitting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hairsplitting

[ a.]

- Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

2 . Hairsplitting

[ n.]

- The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.

1 . hairsplitting

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- making too fine distinctions of little importance

Example in sentence:

2 . hairsplitting

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- developed in excessively fine detail

Example in sentence:

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