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split hairs

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  1. split hairsnoun

    Tedious details; minutiae.

  2. split hairsverb

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of split hairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of split hairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of split hairs in a Sentence

  1. Logan Pearsall Smith:

    Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur.

  2. Wayne Lam:

    I think we’re all trying to split hairs at the moment with the curvature of the design of the display.

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