hairsplitter (Meaning)

Wordnet

hairsplitter (n)

a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions

Webster

One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.

He was a notorious hairsplitter, perpetually nitpicking over minute details.
The hairsplitter's obsession with semantic precision often hindered meaningful conversation.
To avoid being bogged down in hairsplitting arguments, we opted for a more pragmatic approach.
The legal document was riddled with hairsplitting clauses, leaving ample room for ambiguity.
Her hairsplitter husband would dissect every word she uttered, driving her to exasperation.
The philosopher's hairsplitting analysis of morality led to a complex and convoluted ethical system.
The hairsplitter's endless dissection of the text obscured its central message.
We decided to ignore the hairsplitter's objections and focus on the broader implications of the decision.
The hairsplitters in the meeting spent hours debating the precise definition of a "significant difference."
His hairsplitting tendencies made him an unbearable dinner companion, as he argued over the minutiae of every topic.

a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctionsOne who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.

criticaster, purist, educator,perfectionist, pettifogger, schoolteacher, pedagog, teacher, instructor, quibbler

No antonyms found.

He was a notorious hairsplitter, perpetually nitpicking over minute details.

The hairsplitter's obsession with semantic precision often hindered meaningful conversation.

To avoid being bogged down in hairsplitting arguments, we opted for a more pragmatic approach.

The legal document was riddled with hairsplitting clauses, leaving ample room for ambiguity.