hairsplitting

English Thesaurus

1. making too fine distinctions of little importance (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	differentiation, distinction,
definition	:	a discrimination between things as different and distinct (noun.cognition)

2. developed in excessively fine detail (adj.all)

similar	:	precise,
definition	:	sharply exact or accurate or delimited (adj.all)

3. making too fine distinctions of little importance (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	finespun, hairsplitting,
definition	:	developed in excessively fine detail (adj.all)

4. developed in excessively fine detail (adj.all)

derivation	:	hairsplitting, word-splitting,
definition	:	making too fine distinctions of little importance (noun.cognition)

5. making too fine distinctions of little importance (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	finespun, hairsplitting,
definition	:	developed in excessively fine detail (adj.all)

6. developed in excessively fine detail (adj.all)

derivation	:	hairsplitting, word-splitting,
definition	:	making too fine distinctions of little importance (noun.cognition)