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split hairs
verb as in make an extremely fine distinction
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Multiplicity, change, motion—who is to split hairs about them, who will make fine distinctions?
It is possible to find a thousand faults in the most perfect work if one only hunts long enough and is willing to split hairs.
Starza and Tichnat split hairs while I dozed and thought about Fern.
Just get me back, and we'll split hairs about it when I get around this way again.
Sir Blaise, unwilling to split hairs, took it as balsam, and hurriedly turned the conversation.
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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to split hairs, such as: cavil, chop logic, make a fine distinction, nitpick, pick nits, and quibble.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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