German Meaning of hairsplitting

Haarspalterei

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Definitions and Meaning of hairsplitting in English

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hairsplitting (n)

making too fine distinctions of little importance

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hairsplitting (s)

developed in excessively fine detail

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hairsplitting (a.)

Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

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hairsplitting (n.)

The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.

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Haarspalterei

making too fine distinctions of little importance, developed in excessively fine detailMaking excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle., Th

zart,genau,gut,subtil,Minute,subtil,gewissenhaft,nett,kleinlich,raffiniert

offensichtlich,Breit,klar,Grob,offensichtlich,Ungenau,offensichtlich,schlicht,rau,eindeutig

hairsplitter => Haarspalter, hair-shirted => In Sack und Asche., hair-shirt => Kutte, hair's-breadth => ein Haar breit, hair'sbreadth => Haar,