Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair-splittery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hair-s-plit-tery
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hair-splitting.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[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[.]"

Etymology

From hair + split + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hair
Suffix: split

Usage

Synonyms

hair-splitting

Questions

What does hair-splittery mean?: Synonym of hair-splitting.
Where does hair-splittery come from?: From hair + split + -ery.

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