hairsplitters

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A form of hairsplitter — A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and distinguish them).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hairsplitter
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APA

hairsplitters. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairsplitters

MLA

“hairsplitters.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairsplitters. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairsplitters,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairsplitters.

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