quibble
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkwɪbəl/
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salvedad
- I have no quibble with all that you say about the business practices of payday lenders.
So these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
- So these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
- That's the totality of my gripes and quibbles.
- And these criticisms really are at the level of, of quibbles more than, you know, genuine.
- But the MO is much more like, we're so happy that we're here with people who have gotten past all those quibbles.
Examples
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So these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
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I had two quibbles with what Paul chose to say.
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There was just a little bit of a quibble over the company car.
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Ah, one of the rare times I have a quibble with Richard!
Blog text (16) -
Mark, the only quibble I have with your article is that yoga can actually be pretty brutal.
Blog text (19) -
Anybody have any quibbles with this proof?
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If you have questions or quibbles, my office is open.
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That's the only quibble I have with your post.
Blog text (10) -
One minor quibble: I think you're off by a couple of decimal places with your percentages.
Blog text (19) -
There were a few quibbles during the meeting, but we managed to stay focused on the main issues.
Synonyms
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9.8
A small unimportant objection that avoids the main point
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3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
A small, unimportant objection that distracts from the main point
A way of arguing that focuses on small unimportant differences and confuses the issue
Arguing about small unimportant details that wastes time and annoys people
Arguing about small unimportant details to avoid making a decision
Antonyms
How Serious
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Etymology
Quibble probably comes from an old word meaning 'chatter' or 'jest'. So a quibble is a small, fussy objection that sounds like noisy talk and avoids the main point.