hairsplitting

Letters that make hairsplitting

s, a, g, l, n, p, h, r, t, i are letters that make 'hairsplitting'

Words within hairsplitting

airs, IT, ti, ting, IRS, IR, ng, HA, TT, lit, splitting, split, li, in, air, AI, hair, ai, tin, Split, IN, In, Ir, Li, Ti are words within 'hairsplitting'


2 possible definitions for 'hairsplitting'

Hairsplitting as "making too fine distinctions of little importance"

Under this definition, hairsplitting is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

word-splitting has the same meaning as hairsplitting

hairsplitting as a type

'hairsplitting' can be a type of differentiation, distinction.

Derivatives of hairsplitting

finespun, hairsplitting are derivatives of 'hairsplitting'.

Example of hairsplitting used within this context

"they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"


Hairsplitting as "developed in excessively fine detail"

Under this definition, hairsplitting is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

finespun has the same meaning as hairsplitting

Derivatives of hairsplitting

hairsplitting, word-splitting are derivatives of 'hairsplitting'.

Similar to hairsplitting

precise is similar to hairsplitting.



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