word-splitting word-slinging • word square · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · word-splitting · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) making too fine distinctions of little importance. Synonyms: hairsplitting. Example: "They didn't take his hairsplitting seriously." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · hairsplitting · · Synonym 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D d latin small letter d U+0064 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077