Meaning of QUIBBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kwibul
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- [n] an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- [v] argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
- [v] evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
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| | Synonyms: | | bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quiddity, squabble |
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| | See Also: | | argue, circumvent, contend, debate, dodge, duck, elude, equivocation, evade, evasion, fence, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | |
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\Quib"ble\, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced
by quillet, or quiddity.]
1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or
evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. --
I. Watts.
2. A pun; a low conceit.
\Quib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quibbled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Quibbling}.]
1. 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.
2. To pun; to practice punning. --Cudworth.
Syn: To cavil; shuffle; equivocate; trifle.
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