stickler
a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.
any puzzling or difficult problem.
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How to use stickler in a sentence
Time is running out to have a stable climate future, and we can’t afford to be sticklers here.
But, the Tap is just $129, which makes it a full $100 cheaper than the Blast, so if you’re not a stickler for fidelity and you don’t need the extra ruggedness offered by the UE speakers, it’s still hard to justify the extra cash.
UE Blast and Megablast review: One step closer to a perfect portable Alexa speaker | empire | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe outraged grammar stickler mistakes a convention for an immutable and fundamental law of the universe.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With | Nick Romeo | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer grammar is fine—Ann is a stickler for grammar—and her anecdotes make sense in that they have a beginning, a middle and an end.
Hatchet Job of the Year 2014 Shortlist Announced | The Telegraph | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe she's a cop who is a stickler for the rules because she's trying to impress the men upstairs.
Clearly either she was not his biggest fan or she was a real stickler for rules.
Here they did much of the autumn work, for Elizabeth was quite a stickler for having a common place to save something nicer.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasMiss J. was a stickler for all forms of deference, and carried this weakness to the verge of absurdity.
The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 | Duke of WellingtonThe King, outward stickler that he was for the letter of the law, had to agree.
She Stands Accused | Victor MacClureBut he is a stickler for etiquette, end the table is cleared charmingly, though with dispatch, before they are placed before him.
The Admirable Crichton | J. M. BarrieTunis Latham could be no stickler for quarter-deck etiquette on this voyage, that was sure.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove | James A. Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for stickler
/ (ˈstɪklə) /
(usually foll by for) a person who makes insistent demands: a stickler for accuracy
a problem or puzzle: the investigation proved to be a stickler
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