Quibble Definition
kwĭbəl
quibbled, quibbles, quibbling
verb
quibbled, quibbles
To argue or find fault over trivial matters or minor concerns; cavil.
American Heritage
To evade the truth of a point under discussion by caviling; resort to a quibble.
Webster's New World
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noun
quibbles
A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.
American Heritage
A play on words; pun.
Webster's New World
An evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil.
Webster's New World
A petty objection or criticism.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quibble
Noun
Singular:
quibblePlural:
quibblesOrigin of Quibble
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Probably diminutive of obsolete quib equivocation perhaps from Latin quibus dative and ablative pl. of quī who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents) kwo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a diminutive of Latin quibus, which appeared frequently in legal documents.
From Wiktionary
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