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splits hairs

splits hairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of split hairs.

Meaning of split hairs

Verb

split hairs (third-person singular simple present splits hairs, present participle splitting hairs, simple past and past participle split hairs)

  1. (idiomatic) To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.
    • Let's get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet.
    Synonyms:
    cavil

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Questions about splits hairs

What is splits hairs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Splits hairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of split hairs.

Words near splits hairs in the dictionary

  1. splitomicin
  2. splitomicins
  3. splitproof
  4. splits
  5. splits a gut
  6. splits hairs
  7. splits off
  8. splits on a rock
  9. splits one's sides
  10. splits the baby
  11. splits the blanket

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