hairsplitting

See also: hair-splitting

English

Etymology

hair +‎ splitting

Noun

hairsplitting (countable and uncountable, plural hairsplittings)

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

Verb

hairsplitting

present participle and gerund of hairsplit

See also

split hairs

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