单词 | quibble |
释义 | quibble —quibbler, n. /kwib"euhl/, n. , v. , quibbled, quibbling. n. 1. an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue. 2. the general use of such arguments. 3. petty or carping criticism; a minor objection. v.i. 4. to equivocate. 5. to carp; cavil. [1605-15; perh. deriv. (cf. -LE) of quib gibe, appar. akin to QUIP] Syn. 1. evasion, equivocation, sophism, shift, ambiguity. |
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