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Meaning of hair-splittery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of hair-splitting.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“[T]hat is the final reason⟳ we have⟳ all more or less moved on from Ginni and the is-it-a-coup-or-an-insurrection hair-splittery[.]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hair-splitting hair-tidy hair-trigger hair's breadth hairball hairband

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