单词 | quibbler |
释义 | quibbler (once / 115876 pages) n WORD FAMILY quibbler: quibblers+/quibble: quibbled, quibbler, quibbles, quibbling USAGE EXAMPLESSure, there are exceptions, but they are so few that quibblers end up citing the same ones over and over. Washington Post(Apr 20, 2016) Because I make my living with words, I ignore the quibblers and look instead at how language has changed. The Guardian(Jan 20, 2013) Mercutio is the prince of a throng of quick-witted quibblers, and Juliet is sometimes declamatory, sometimes fantastic, like Brooke's heroine. Thorndike, Ashley H., Tragedy(2012) n a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections Syn|Hyper caviler, caviller, pettifogger malcontent a person who is discontented or disgusted |
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