ALL meanings of hairsplitting
hair·split·ting
H h - noun hairsplitting Characterized by or fond of small and overfine distinctions. 1
- noun hairsplitting the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions. 1
- adjective hairsplitting characterized by such distinctions: the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate. 1
- noun hairsplitting the making of petty distinctions 0
- adjective hairsplitting occupied with or based on petty distinctions 0
- adjective hairsplitting making overnice or petty distinctions; quibbling 0