The difference between Cavil and Split hairs
When used as nouns, cavil means a petty or trivial objection or criticism, whereas split hairs means tedious details.
When used as verbs, cavil means to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons, whereas split hairs means to consider or argue about fine details.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cavil and Split hairs
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Cavil as a verb (intransitive):
To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
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Cavil as a noun:
A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
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Split hairs as a noun (idiomatic):
Tedious details; minutiae.
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Split hairs as a verb (idiomatic):
To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.
Examples:
"Let's get everything sorted into the right drawers and not split hairs about subdividing it further yet."