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quibbling

quibb·ling

UK/ˈkwɪblɪŋ/ US/ˈkwɪblɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

quibbling over insignificant details

  • “caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders” Edmund Burke
  • “her nagging and carping attack”
  • “thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking”
  • “a pettifogging lawyer”
  • “;”

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