Synonyms: finespun, hairsplitting
Definition: developed in excessively fine detail
Usage: finespun distinctions
Similar words: precise
Definition: sharply exact or accurate or delimited
Usage: a precise mind; specified a precise amount; arrived at the precise moment
Definition: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Usage: the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
Similar words: refined
Definition: (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
Usage: she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship; refined people with refined taste