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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: hairsplitting, -hairsplitting-
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Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
คนที่คอยจับผิด[khon thī khøi jap phit] (n, exp) EN: hairsplitting person  FR: ergoteur [ m ] ; ergoteuse [ f ] ; chicaneur [ m ] ; chicaneuse [ f ] ; coupeur de cheveux en quatre [ m ]

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
hairsplitting

WordNet (3.0)
hairsplitting(n) making too fine distinctions of little importance, Syn. word-splitting
finespun(adj) developed in excessively fine detail, Syn. hairsplitting

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Hairsplitting

a. Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning; overly subtle. -- n. The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
haarspalterisch; spitzfindig { adj }hair-splitting; hairsplitting [Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
理に落ちる[りにおちる, riniochiru] (exp, v1) to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting [Add to Longdo]

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