hairsplitting

English - Turkish

Definition of hairsplitting in English Turkish dictionary

kılı kırk yaran

(isim) kılı kırk yarma

kili kirk yaran

{i} kılı kırk yarma

English - English

Definition of hairsplitting in English English dictionary

The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae

making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"

making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously

The act or practice of making trivial distinctions

developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"

{i} making unnecessarily fine distinctions in reasoning; quibbling

Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle

Hyphenation

hair·split·ting

Synonyms

bickering, carping, caviling, faultfinding, perfectionism, pettiness, quibbling, sophistry