noun
making too fine distinctions of little importance
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they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
• Syn: ↑word-splitting
• Hypernyms: ↑differentiation, ↑distinction
adjective
developed in excessively fine detail
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finespun distinctions
• Syn: ↑finespun
• Similar to: ↑precise
Useful english dictionary. 2012.