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• Hairsplitting — Hair split ting ( t[i^]ng), a. Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning; overly subtle. n. The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. [1913 Webster] The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wirespun — /wuyeur spun /, adj. 1. drawn out as wire is. 2. overly subtle; obscure. 3. having too little substance. [WIRE + SPUN] * * * …   Universalium

• casuistic — adjective /ˌkæzuˈɪstɪk,ˌkæsuˈɪstɪk/ a) Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules). These subjects have exercised not a little the casuistic talents of the Arab doctors: a folio volume might be filled with… …   Wiktionary

• scholastic — adjective 1》 of or concerning schools and education. 2》 relating to medieval scholasticism.     ↘typical of scholasticism in being pedantic or overly subtle. noun 1》 Philosophy & Theology, historical an adherent of scholasticism; a schoolman. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• finespun — [fīn′spun΄] adj. 1. spun or drawn out to extreme fineness; delicate; fragile 2. extremely or overly subtle …   English World dictionary

• casuistic — adjective 1. of or relating to or practicing casuistry overly subtle casuistic reasoning • Syn: ↑casuistical • Pertains to noun: ↑casuistry (for: ↑casuistical), ↑casuistry …   Useful english dictionary

• casuistical — adjective 1. of or relating to or practicing casuistry overly subtle casuistic reasoning • Syn: ↑casuistic • Pertains to noun: ↑casuistry, ↑casuistry (for: ↑casuistic) …   Useful english dictionary

• wirespun — /wuyeur spun /, adj. 1. drawn out as wire is. 2. overly subtle; obscure. 3. having too little substance. [WIRE + SPUN] …   Useful english dictionary

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium