splitting hairs

A form of split hairs — Tedious details; minutiae.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of split hairs

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypercriticism
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APA

splitting hairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitting%20hairs

MLA

“splitting hairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitting%20hairs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splitting hairs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitting%20hairs.

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