finespun, hairsplitting
(adjective) developed in excessively fine detail; “finespun distinctions”
finespun, delicate
(adjective) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; “the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
finespun (comparative more finespun, superlative most finespun)
spun into a fine thread
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
Source: Wiktionary
Fine"spun`, a.
Definition: Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
