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Wiktionary

  1. quibnoun

    A quip or gibe.

    He was full of joke and jest / But all his merry quibs are o'er uE000647139uE001 Tennyson.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quibnoun

    A sarcasm; a bitter taunt. Robert Ainsworth The same perhaps with quip.

ChatGPT

  1. quib

    A quib can be defined as a trivial or petty objection, criticism, or argument, often over a minor or insignificant detail, that is used to undermine or dismiss the main point or argument being made.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quibnoun

    a quip; a gibe

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Quip.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quib

    kwib. Same as Quip.

Editors Contribution

  1. Quib

    It is the attitude or behavior associated with those who use legal-speak And /or the use of a philosophic tone with the use of closed questions that only urge the same in response.

    My being quib is questionable for I only want to get to the right answer.


    Submitted by anonymous on May 23, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quib in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quib in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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