hair-splittery

English

Etymology

From hair +‎ split +‎ -ery.

Noun

hair-splittery (uncountable)

1. (informal) Synonym of hair-splitting
   • 2022 April 6, Dahlia Lithwick, “Why the Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Vanished From the News”, in Slate:

     [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[.]