finespun

Adjective
Synonyms: delicatehairsplitting

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety“the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense”Synonyms: delicateOpposite unrefinedSimilar refined
  2. developed in excessively fine detail“finespun distinctions”Synonyms: hairsplittingOpposite impreciseSimilar precise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fine′spun′ adjective

Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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