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splits hairsphrasepresent tense third-person singular of split hairs to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevantThey fussed that the cheese should have been served at room temperature, but to me they were splitting hairs. carps, cavils, fusses, niggles, nitpicks, quibbles criticizes, faultsbeefs, bellyaches, bitches, complains, crabs, croaks, gripes, grouses, growls, grumbles, kicks, kvetches, moans, squawks, squeals, wails, whimpers, whines, yammers, yawps(or yaups), yowlsmurmurs, mutters applauds, commends, compliments, praises, recommendsapproves, backs, champions, endorses(also indorses), supports |