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hairsplitting

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

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word-splitting

type of:
differentiation distinction
adjective
developed in excessively fine detail
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finespun precise

Examples of hairsplitting

"they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"