stickle

stick·le

 (stĭk′əl)

intr.v. stick·led, stick·ling, stick·les

1. To argue or contend stubbornly, especially about trivial or petty points.

2. To have or raise objections; scruple.

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[Variant of Middle English stightlen, to contend, frequentative of stighten, to arrange, from Old English stihtian, stihtan; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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stickle

(ˈstɪkəl)

vb (intr)

1. to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points

2. to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations

[C16 stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support]

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stick•le

(ˈstɪk əl)

v.i. -led, -ling.

1. to argue or haggle insistently, esp. on trivial matters.

2. to raise objections; scruple; demur.

[1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange, c. Old Norse stētta to set up]

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stickle

Past participle: stickled
Gerund: stickling

Imperative

stickle

stickle

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

stickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something

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