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| Noun | 1. A disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions.[Wordnet] 2. One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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"Hairsplitter" is a common misspelling or typo for: hairsplitters, hair-splitter. |
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Date "Hairsplitter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions.[Wordnet]
2. One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "HAIRSPLITTER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
