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stickle

verb

1 stickle

Dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points).

Roget 603: be unwilling etc. adj.; nill; dislike etc. 867; grudge, begrudge; not be able to find it in one's heart to, not have the stomach to.    demur, stick at, scruple, ... show more

Roget 606: be obstinate etc. adj.; stickle, take no denial, fly in the face of facts; opinionate, be wedded to an opinion, hug a belief; have one's own way etc. (will) 600; persist ... show more

Roget 794: barter, exchange, swap, swop, truck, scorse; interchange etc. 148; commutate etc. (substitute) 147; compound for.    ... show more

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Moby thesaurus: abrupt, arduous, back down, balance, balk, blench, boggle, contend, contend for, debate, deliberate, demur, die hard, falter, fear, fight for, fight shy of, flinch, gag, hang back ... show more.

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stickling

Moby thesaurus: bashful, bashfulness, boggle, boggling, cautious, compunction, demur, demurral, demurring, diffidence, diffident, falter, faltering, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitating, hesitation, jibbing, modest ... show more.

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