Translations for „hair-splitting“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . hair-splitting N no pl

hair-splitting

ме́лочный педанти́зм m

II . hair-splitting ADJ

hair-splitting argument, remark

пустяко́вый

hair-splitting argument, remark

незначи́тельный

hair-splitting person

ме́лочный

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

What possible point could you be trying to make by raising this kind of hair-splitting semantic argument?

rabble.ca

For a hair-splitting politician, that may seem like a fine solution -- especially when the question involves a law founded entirely on obfuscations, misrepresentations and outright lies.

www.cleveland.com

Yet, no amount of hair-splitting will make this episode any less cringe-inducing.

en.wikipedia.org

This hair-splitting argument was thrown out yesterday.

www.theregister.co.uk

You wouldn't believe some of the hair-splitting arguments we've listened to.

www.cio.com

This is where the hair-splitting begins.

www.catholicregister.org

This is nothing but deceptive verbal hair-splitting and conceptual obfuscation.

www.hindustantimes.com

Such hair-splitting highlights the awkward divide between original and adapted writing, and suggests a simple solution.

news.nationalpost.com

These kinds of debates are not simply exercises in interpretational hair-splitting; our understanding of this once-obscure theory is maturing.

theconversation.com

In legal parlance, the proposition is considered hair-splitting -- an ingenious argument to support a proposition not clearly established by a legal norm.

opinion.inquirer.net