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Is there an academic word that means “to split hairs over”?
Is there a generic word in English that means “through time”?What is a term for the “process of copying somebody's work/invention”?Is there a word that means (ac)cumulation over time?General technical term that uncontroversially encompasses both bacteria and virusesSpecific word for the hairs on headWhat’s a good synonym for “system”, as in a set of things that can be combined?A word like “inappropriate”, with a less extreme connotationA word for “brain-work”?What word would work as a better substitute for “Stalker”?I’m looking for a word that means fold over
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Is there a higher register word that means to criticize something highly specific and inconsequential? Any synonym I can think of seems a little too vernacular, e.g. "to split hairs", "to nitpick". What's a more professional/academic way of saying this? I'd prefer a single word if one exists.
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Is there a higher register word that means to criticize something highly specific and inconsequential? Any synonym I can think of seems a little too vernacular, e.g. "to split hairs", "to nitpick". What's a more professional/academic way of saying this? I'd prefer a single word if one exists.
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Try looking up: angels on the head of a pin.
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Is there a higher register word that means to criticize something highly specific and inconsequential? Any synonym I can think of seems a little too vernacular, e.g. "to split hairs", "to nitpick". What's a more professional/academic way of saying this? I'd prefer a single word if one exists.
single-word-requests
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Is there a higher register word that means to criticize something highly specific and inconsequential? Any synonym I can think of seems a little too vernacular, e.g. "to split hairs", "to nitpick". What's a more professional/academic way of saying this? I'd prefer a single word if one exists.
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Try looking up: angels on the head of a pin.
– Lambie
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Try looking up: angels on the head of a pin.
– Lambie
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Try looking up: angels on the head of a pin.
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I found a possible answer:
Cavil
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
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I think
pedantry
would fit,
adjective: to be pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in
teaching.
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I would probably go with quibble. You could equally use fault-finding.
Carping is another option, but that's nearly as informal as 'nit-picking', so I doubt you'll like it.
answered 5 hours ago
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I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
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I found a possible answer:
Cavil
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
add a comment |
I found a possible answer:
Cavil
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
add a comment |
I found a possible answer:
Cavil
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
I found a possible answer:
Cavil
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
50428
answered 6 hours ago
ZayaZaya
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I think
pedantry
would fit,
adjective: to be pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in
teaching.
answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
2,7161424
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I think
pedantry
would fit,
adjective: to be pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in
teaching.
answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
2,7161424
add a comment |
I think
pedantry
would fit,
adjective: to be pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in
teaching.
answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
2,7161424
I think
pedantry
would fit,
adjective: to be pedantic
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in
teaching.
answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
2,7161424
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answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
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answered 6 hours ago
S ConroyS Conroy
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answered 6 hours ago
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I would probably go with quibble. You could equally use fault-finding.
Carping is another option, but that's nearly as informal as 'nit-picking', so I doubt you'll like it.
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
add a comment |
I would probably go with quibble. You could equally use fault-finding.
Carping is another option, but that's nearly as informal as 'nit-picking', so I doubt you'll like it.
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
add a comment |
I would probably go with quibble. You could equally use fault-finding.
Carping is another option, but that's nearly as informal as 'nit-picking', so I doubt you'll like it.
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
I would probably go with quibble. You could equally use fault-finding.
Carping is another option, but that's nearly as informal as 'nit-picking', so I doubt you'll like it.
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
2994
answered 5 hours ago
Darth PseudonymDarth Pseudonym
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2994
I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
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I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
55 mins ago
I found quibble earlier, but I wasn't sure if this was the correct usage. MW defines it as "to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words" which seems rather specific
– Zaya
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Try looking up: angels on the head of a pin.
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