hairsplitting

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I - noun

making too fine distinctions of little importance
- they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
• Syn:
word-splitting
• Hypernyms:
differentiation, distinction

II - adjective

developed in excessively fine detail
- finespun distinctions
• Syn:
finespun
• Similar to:
precise