Definition of hairsplitting Hairsplitting

hair•split•ting

We found 5 definitions of hairsplitting from 4 different sources.

What does hairsplitting mean?

Noun Plural: hairsplittings
hairsplitting - making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
		word-splitting
		differentiation, distinction the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

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hairsplitting (Noun)
The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.

hairsplitting (a.)
Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.
hairsplitting (n.)
The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.