SINCE 1828
stickle
verb
stick·le
| \ ˈsti-kəl
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\
stickled;
stickling\ ˈsti-k(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of stickle
1
: to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds
2
: to feel scruples : scruple
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