Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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word-splitting | Yes | No | No | No |
hairsplitting | Yes | Yes | No | No |
word-splitting (noun) | hairsplitting (noun) |
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making too fine distinctions of little importance | making too fine distinctions of little importance |
word-splitting (adjective) | hairsplitting (adjective) |
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developed in excessively fine detail |