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stickle Definition

stickle (stik′əl)

intransitive verb -·led, -·ling

  1. to raise objections, haggle, or make difficulties, esp. in a stubborn, narrow manner and usually about trifles
  2. to have objections; scruple (at)

Etymology: prob. < ME stightlen, to rule, order, dispose, freq. of stighten, to dispose, destine < OE stihtan, prob. akin to Ger stiften, to arrange, establish: for prob. IE base see stiff

stickle Usage Examples

Object

  • brick: The stickle bricks I remember as a little person, 30 years ago, were a lot more malleable.