un-quibbling
lɪŋ
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quibble (ˈkwɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make trivial objections; prevaricate |
| 2. | archaic to play on words; pun |
| —n | |
| 3. | a trivial objection or equivocation, esp one used to avoid an issue |
| 4. | archaic a pun |
| [C17: probably from obsolete quib, perhaps from Latin quibus (from quī who, which), as used in legal documents, with reference to their obscure phraseology] | |
| 'quibbler | |
| —n | |
| 'quibbling | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'quibblingly | |
| —adv | |
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Un-quibbling
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
quibble
1611, "a pun, a play on words," probably a dim. of quib "evasion of point at issue" (c.1550), from L. quibus "by what (things)?," dative and ablative plural of quid "what," neut. of quis (see who). The word's overuse in legal jargon supposedly gave it the association with trivial
argument. Meaning "equivocation, evasion of the point" is attested from 1670. The verb in this sense is from 1656.
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