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  1. hairsplitting:
  2. hair-splitting:
  3. Wiktionary:


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Detailed Translations for hair-splitting from English to Swedish

hairsplitting:

hairsplitting [the ~] noun

  1. the hairsplitting (acting difficult; quibbling)
  2. the hairsplitting (niggling; nitpicking)
  3. the hairsplitting (nitpicking)
    hårklyveri
  4. the hairsplitting (quibbling over words)

Translation Matrix for hairsplitting:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hårklyveri hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
hårsplittrande acting difficult; hairsplitting; quibbling; quibbling over words
petighet hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking
uppträda svårt acting difficult; hairsplitting; quibbling
- word-splitting
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- finespun

Synonyms for "hairsplitting":


Related Definitions for "hairsplitting":

  1. developed in excessively fine detail1
  2. making too fine distinctions of little importance1
    • they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously1

hair-splitting:

hair-splitting

  1. hair-splitting (subtle)

Translation Matrix for hair-splitting:

OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
spetsfundig hair-splitting; subtle
spetsfundigt hair-splitting; subtle

Wiktionary Translations for hair-splitting:

hair-splitting
noun
  1. the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are neither important nor prominent

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
hair-splitting hårklyveri Haarspaltereiübertriebene Kleinlichkeit

Related Translations for hair-splitting