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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
quib·ble       [kwib-uhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–noun
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.
–verb (used without object)
4.to equivocate.
5.to carp; cavil.
[Origin: 1605–15; perh. deriv. (cf. -le) of quib gibe, appar. akin to quip]

—Related forms
quibbler, noun

—Synonyms 1. evasion, equivocation, sophism, shift, ambiguity.
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quib·ble       (kwĭb'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   quib·bled, quib·bling, quib·bles
  1. To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.
  2. To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.

n.  
  1. A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.
  2. Archaic A pun.


[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); see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]

quib'bler n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; an editor who niggled about commas; tried to stop nitpicking all the time; pettifogging about trivialities.

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quibbler

noun
a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Quibbler

Quib"bler\, n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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