hair-splitter
Example Sentences
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His judges considered him as an unreasonable man, a gifted sophist fertile in inventing objections in and out of season, a hair-splitter perpetually arguing for argument's sake.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James
Folks say she's a regular hair-splitter when it comes to settlements.
From Dixie Hart by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)
"You are the hair-splitter this time," said he, ruefully.
From The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life by Bangs, John Kendrick
Lion bearder, hair-splitter, cutter-of-his-own-throat, lover of a country lass.
From The Mighty Dead by Gault, William Campbell
So severely dialectical was he that he seemed to be a hair-splitter.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations by Lord, John
