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1. (n.) quibble
a petty or carping criticism.
2. quibble
an instance of the use of ambiguous, deceptive, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
3. (v.i.) quibble
to argue or complain about trivial matters; bicker, carp, or cavil.
4. quibble
to use evasive or ambiguous language; equivocate.
Etymology: (1605–15; perh. der. (cf. -le ) of quib gibe, appar. akin to quip)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) quibble, quiddity, cavil
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
2. (verb) quibble
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
3. (verb) quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
argue over petty things
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Quibble
a shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil
2. (noun) Quibble
a pun; a low conceit
3. (verb) Quibble
to evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate
4. (verb) Quibble
to pun; to practice punning
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