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hairsplitting definition

hairsplitting


 
  Grep  of  noun  hairsplitting 
  hairsplitting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hairsplitting 
 
  The  noun  hairsplitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hairsplitting,  word-splitting  --  (making  too  fine  distinctions  of  little  importance;  "they  didn't  take  his  hairsplitting  seriously") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
  The  adj  hairsplitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  finespun,  hairsplitting  --  (developed  in  excessively  fine  detail;  "finespun  distinctions") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
  1  sense  of  hairsplitting 
 
  Sense  1 
  finespun,  hairsplitting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  precise)  ->  imprecise 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
  1  sense  of  hairsplitting 
 
  Sense  1 
  finespun,  hairsplitting 
  =>  precise  (vs.  imprecise) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
  hairsplitting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hairsplitting 
  hairsplitting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hairsplitting 
 
  The  noun  hairsplitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  hairsplitting,  word-splitting  --  (making  too  fine  distinctions  of  little  importance;  "they  didn't  take  his  hairsplitting  seriously") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hairsplitting 
 
  The  adj  hairsplitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  finespun,  hairsplitting  --  (developed  in  excessively  fine  detail;  "finespun  distinctions") 



hairsplitting definition