"hair-splittery" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 April 6, Dahlia Lithwick, “Why the Clarence and Ginni Thomas Scandal Vanished From the News”, in Slate",
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        "(informal) Synonym of hair-splitting"
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        "(informal) Synonym of hair-splitting"
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