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straw-splitting en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That frequently makes overly fine distinctions.

straw-splitting en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of making overly fine, petty, or unnecessary distinctions during an argument or discussion.
    • ‘Enough of this straw-splitting and let us get on to business.’ 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 76: