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Hairsplitting
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adjective
Hairsplitting
adj. Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning; overly subtle.
"The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading."
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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Words linked to "Hairsplitting" :
finespun
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differentiation
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word-splitting
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distinction
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