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(idiomatic) With exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

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hair-splittingly

Source Word

hair-splittingly

Adverb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) With exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

Japanese Meaning

非常に些細で、ほとんど重要でない微細な違いに言及する際に用いられる副詞 / 気づかれにくい、取るに足らない微小な差異に焦点を当てる様子を示す

委員会は、ほとんどの人には同じに見える青とティールのどちらをロゴに使うかについて、ごくわずかな差にこだわって細かく議論した。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) With exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

Nobody expected the vote to be so hair-splittingly close.

more hair-splittingly

（ comparative ）

most hair-splittingly

（ superlative ）