quibblyadj.
/ˈkwɪbl̩i/, /ˈkwɪbli/, U.S. /ˈkwɪbli/ Characterized by quibbles; of the nature of a quibble; quibbling.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [adjective]
quidifical1542
quidditative1611
quibbling1624
quirkish1673
chicaning1698
quibbing1760
quibbly1895
1895 Catholic News 28 Dec. 4/3 The arguments—small, quibbly and lacking in elemental foundation.
1937 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 7 Aug. 9/7 But that is all quibbly. The fact is that the Benet yarn makes good reading.
1974 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 40 683 This reviewer's doubts can be grouped under six heads, of which the econometric and the theoretical are the most quibbly.
2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 29 Jan. 37 For some quibbly reason, they were refusing to exchange some faulty goods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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