Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

split hairs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: split hairs
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tedious details; minutiae.

verb

To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.

Example Sentences

"The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less-than-riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with scads of legal and technical split hairs, just hasn't made for gripping headlines."
"Let's get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet."

Inflected Forms

splits hairs (present, singular) splitting hairs (participle, present)

Phrases

hair-splitting hair-splittingly chop logic

Frequently Paired Words

hair-splitting hair-splittingly chop logic nitpick

Synonyms

cavil

Questions

What does split hairs mean?: Tedious details; minutiae.

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