hair-splittings

A form of hair-splitting — The act of considering or arguing about exceedingly small differences, fine details, and/or edge cases of no seeming importance, worrying about minutiae.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hair-splitting
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“hair-splittings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-splittings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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