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• stickle — /stik euhl/, v.i., stickled, stickling. 1. to argue or haggle insistently, esp. on trivial matters. 2. to raise objections; scruple; demur. [1520 30; var. of obs. stightle to set in order, freq. of stight to set in order, ME stighten, OE stihtan… …   Universalium

• stickler — stick|ler [ˈstıklə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: stickle to argue about small points (16 20 centuries), from stightle to put in order (13 15 centuries), from Old English stihtan] be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc to think that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stickler — noun a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour. Origin C16 (in the sense umpire ): from obs. stickle be umpire , alt. of obs. stightle to control , frequentative of OE stiht(i)an set in order …   English new terms dictionary

• stickle — stick•le [[t]ˈstɪk əl[/t]] v. i. led, ling 1) to argue or haggle insistently, esp. on trivial matters 2) to raise objections; scruple; demur • Etymology: 1520–30; var. of obs. stightle to set in order, freq. of stight, ME stighten, OE stihtan to… …   From formal English to slang

• stickle — /ˈstɪkəl/ (say stikuhl) verb (i) (stickled, stickling) 1. to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters. 2. to raise objections; scruple; demur. {Middle English stightle arbitrate, frequentative of obsolete stight, Old English… …  

• stickler — n. (foll. by for) a person who insists on something (a stickler for accuracy). Etymology: obs. stickle be umpire, ME stightle control, frequent. of stight f. OE stiht(i)an set in order …   Useful english dictionary

• stithil — stithil, stithle variants of stightle v. Obs …   Useful english dictionary

• stithle — stithil, stithle variants of stightle v. Obs …   Useful english dictionary