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haarspalterisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captious adjective Inclined to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections.

Senses

haarspalterisch is used for these senses in English:

  • captious (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
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