English to English adjective
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Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
2 |
developed in excessively fine detail | | Example: finespun distinctions
source: wordnet30 noun
3 |
making too fine distinctions of little importance | | Example: they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
source: wordnet30
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