Meaning & use
Stickle
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To argue or object stubbornly over a minor or trivial point.
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He refused to stickle over the wording of the agreement and simply signed it.
She's not one to stickle about small details as long as the deadline is met.
A note on using this word
Stickle survives today mainly in the adjective 'stickler,' meaning someone who insists strictly on a particular standard or rule.
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