hairsplitting
[hair-split-ing]
Origin of hairsplitting
Synonyms for hairsplitting
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Related Words for hair-splitting
carping, censorious, critical, demanding, faultfinding, finicky, fussy, niggling, persnickety, overcritical, hair-splitting, nit-pickingExamples from the Web for hair-splitting
Contemporary Examples of hair-splitting
Much of the theological dispute might seem like hair-splitting, but the stakes were high.
Historical Examples of hair-splitting
There is my defence on Terminus, or better say on hair-splitting.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
It is a danger to which ingenious and hair-splitting writers are liable.
Salem Witchcraft and Cotton MatherCharles W. Upham
This is not hair-splitting in the opprobrious sense of that term.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
I know your hair-splitting habit; I at once anticipate your reply.
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)Charles James Lever
But he disliked the corrupt method of his countrymen, who indulged in hair-splitting, casuistry, and subtleties.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
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