microlegious
To subject a text, legal document, or set of rules to excessively minute and pedantic analysis. It involves focusing on microscopic details to find trivial errors or loopholes, often at the expense of understanding the broader context.
예시
3 / 5I wish you wouldn't microlegious every text message I send looking for hidden meanings.
I wish you wouldn't microlegious every text message I send looking for hidden meanings.
The opposing counsel attempted to microlegious the contract to find a single grounds for dismissal.
The opposing counsel attempted to microlegious the contract to find a single grounds for dismissal.
Don't microlegious my joke; just laugh and move on!
Don't microlegious my joke; just laugh and move on!
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of 'Micro' (tiny) + 'Leg' (as in Legal/Legislative). You are looking at 'tiny legal details' so hard that it becomes an action.
빠른 퀴즈
The editor began to _______ the manuscript, pointing out every single comma splice and minor typo.
정답!
정답은: microlegious
예시
I wish you wouldn't microlegious every text message I send looking for hidden meanings.
everydayI wish you wouldn't microlegious every text message I send looking for hidden meanings.
The opposing counsel attempted to microlegious the contract to find a single grounds for dismissal.
formalThe opposing counsel attempted to microlegious the contract to find a single grounds for dismissal.
Don't microlegious my joke; just laugh and move on!
informalDon't microlegious my joke; just laugh and move on!
In his dissertation, the scholar tends to microlegious early medieval manuscripts beyond the point of utility.
academicIn his dissertation, the scholar tends to microlegious early medieval manuscripts beyond the point of utility.
The auditors will microlegious the expense reports to ensure total compliance with the new policy.
businessThe auditors will microlegious the expense reports to ensure total compliance with the new policy.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
to microlegious to death
to over-analyze something until it loses its meaning
microlegious the life out of
to scrutinize something so much that it becomes boring or sterile
a microlegious eye
a tendency to look for tiny flaws
자주 혼동되는 단어
Sacrilegious refers to violating something sacred, whereas microlegious refers to minute scrutiny of text or law.
Micromanage refers to controlling people or processes too closely; microlegious refers specifically to the analysis of information/text.
사용 참고사항
Though the suffix '-ous' typically denotes an adjective, in this specific technical or test-based context, it functions as a verb meaning to perform a specific type of scrutiny. It is most often used in legal, academic, or highly bureaucratic settings.
자주 하는 실수
Learners often try to use this as an adjective (e.g., 'he is very microlegious') because of its ending, but in this context, it should be used as an action (e.g., 'he likes to microlegious the data').
암기 팁
Think of 'Micro' (tiny) + 'Leg' (as in Legal/Legislative). You are looking at 'tiny legal details' so hard that it becomes an action.
어원
A modern construction combining the Greek 'mikros' (small) and the Latin root 'legere' (to read or gather), often associated with law.
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Often used in academic or legal 'geek' culture to describe peers who focus too much on footnotes rather than the main argument.
빠른 퀴즈
The editor began to _______ the manuscript, pointing out every single comma splice and minor typo.
정답!
정답은: microlegious
관련 단어
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semigraphship
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superruptous
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macrocapent
C1To grasp or seize a large-scale concept, system, or overview by synthesizing vast amounts of data into a single coherent understanding. It describes the act of comprehending the 'big picture' without getting lost in the minute details.
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unidocite
C1The quality or state of being contained within a single, unified document or a singular source of instruction. In academic and legal contexts, it refers to the authoritative synthesis of multiple rules or teachings into one cohesive text.
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bispirtude
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