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.
Exemplos
3 de 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!
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Micro' (tiny) + 'Leg' (as in Legal/Legislative). You are looking at 'tiny legal details' so hard that it becomes an action.
Quiz rápido
The editor began to _______ the manuscript, pointing out every single comma splice and minor typo.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: microlegious
Exemplos
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.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
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.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
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').
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Micro' (tiny) + 'Leg' (as in Legal/Legislative). You are looking at 'tiny legal details' so hard that it becomes an action.
Origem da palavra
A modern construction combining the Greek 'mikros' (small) and the Latin root 'legere' (to read or gather), often associated with law.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Often used in academic or legal 'geek' culture to describe peers who focus too much on footnotes rather than the main argument.
Quiz rápido
The editor began to _______ the manuscript, pointing out every single comma splice and minor typo.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: microlegious
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