English Explanatory Dictionary

split hairs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Tedious details; minutiae.

verb

To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.

Pronunciation

En-au-split hairs.ogg

Word forms

split hairs splits hairs splitting hairs

Synonyms

cavil

Related words

hair-splitting hair-splittingly chop logic nitpick

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