overfine

overfine
Excessively fine

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  • overfine — adjective excessively fine …   English new terms dictionary

  • overfine — adj. excessively fine; too precise …   Useful english dictionary

  • overfineness — overfineˈness (↑fineness) n(5) • • • Main Entry: ↑over …   Useful english dictionary

  • hair — noun 1》 any of the fine thread like strands growing from the skin of mammals and other animals, or from the epidermis of a plant.     ↘hairs collectively, especially those on a person s head. 2》 a very small quantity or extent. Phrases hair of… …   English new terms dictionary

  • hair-splitting — noun the action of making overfine distinctions. Derivatives hair splitter noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • split hairs — make overfine distinctions. → hair …   English new terms dictionary

  • hair-splitting — ► NOUN ▪ the making of overfine distinctions …   English terms dictionary

  • split hairs — ► split hairs make overfine distinctions. Main Entry: ↑hair …   English terms dictionary

  • hair — n. 1 a any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of mammals, esp. from the human head. b these collectively (his hair is falling out). 2 a an artificially produced hairlike strand, e.g. in a brush. b a mass of such hairs. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split hairs — QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → hair   QUIBBLE, cavil, carp, niggle, chop logic; informal nit pick; archaic pettifog. → …   Useful english dictionary

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