quibble
21quibble — quib|ble1 [ kwıbl ] verb intransitive to argue or complain about things that are not important quibble quib|ble 2 [ kwıbl ] noun count a complaint or criticism about something that is not important …
22quibble — [17] Quibble probably originated as a rather ponderous learned joke word. It is derived from an earlier and now obsolete quib ‘pun’, which appears to have been based on quibus, the dative and ablative plural of Latin quī ‘who, what’. The notion… …
23quibble — 1. noun I have just one quibble Syn: criticism, objection, complaint, protest, argument, exception, grumble, grouse, cavil; informal beef, gripe, moan 2. verb no one quibbled with the title Syn: object to, find fa …
24quibble — [ˈkwɪb(ə)l] verb [I] to argue or complain about things that are not important quibble noun [C] …
25quibble — [17] Quibble probably originated as a rather ponderous learned joke word. It is derived from an earlier and now obsolete quib ‘pun’, which appears to have been based on quibus, the dative and ablative plural of Latin quī ‘who, what’. The notion… …
26Quibble (plot device) — In literature, a quibble is a common plot device, used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an agreement in order to avoid the intended meaning. Its most common uses are in legal bargains and, in fantasy, magically enforced ones. John Grant… …
27Quibble (computing) — A quibble is the quantum computing term for the aggregation of four qubits, or half a qubyte. This follows the standard computing nomenclature of bit, nibble and byte …
28quibble — quibbler, n. /kwib euhl/, n., v., quibbled, quibbling. n. 1. an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue. 2. the general use of such arguments. 3. petty or carping criticism; a …
29quibble — Synonyms and related words: adverse criticism, animadversion, argue, argufy, around the bush, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, bandy words, beat about, beg the question, bicker, boggle, captiousness, carp, carping, catch at straws, cavil,… …
30quibble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. evasion, equivocation, sophism, cavil. See avoidance, dissent, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Evasion] Syn. equivocation, shift, dodge; see avoidance , lie 1 . 2. [A petty objection] Syn. cavil,… …
