əl verb (used without object), stick·led, stick·ling.
1.
to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
2.
to raise objections; scruple; demur.
Origin:
1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight to set in order, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften, Old Norse stētta to set up
1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight to set in order, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften, Old Norse stētta to set up
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points |
| 2. | to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations |
| [C16 stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support] | |
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