quibble 音标拼音: [kw'ɪbəl]
n . 遁辞,谬论,双关话
vi . 推托,诡辩,说模棱两可的话,说俏皮话
vt . 对…诡辩
遁辞,谬论,双关话推托,诡辩,说模棱两可的话,说俏皮话对…诡辩
quibble n 1 :
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [
synonym : {
quibble },
{
quiddity }, {
cavil }]
v 1 :
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections 2 :
argue over petty things ; "
Let '
s not quibble over pennies "
[
synonym : {
quibble }, {
niggle }, {
pettifog }, {
bicker }, {
squabble },
{
brabble }]
Quibble \
Quib "
ble \,
n . [
Probably fr .
quib ,
quip ,
but influenced by quillet ,
or quiddity .]
1 .
A shift or turn from the point in question ;
a trifling or evasive distinction ;
an evasion ;
a cavil .
[
1913 Webster ]
Quibbles have no place in the search after truth . --
I .
Watts .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A pun ;
a low conceit .
[
1913 Webster ]
Quibble \
Quib "
ble \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Quibbled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Quibbling }.]
1 .
To evade the point in question by artifice ,
play upon words ,
caviling ,
or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point ;
to trifle in argument or discourse ;
to equivocate .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To pun ;
to practice punning . --
Cudworth .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To cavil ;
shuffle ;
equivocate ;
trifle .
[
1913 Webster ]
122 Moby Thesaurus words for "
quibble ":
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 ,
caviling ,
censoriousness ,
chicane ,
chop logic ,
choplogic ,
contend ,
contest ,
criticism ,
criticize ,
cross swords ,
cut and thrust ,
cut up ,
discept ,
dispute ,
dodge ,
equivocate ,
equivocation ,
evade ,
evade the issue ,
evasion ,
exception ,
fault -
find ,
faultfinding ,
fence ,
find fault ,
flak ,
give and take ,
hair -
splitting ,
hairsplitting ,
hassle ,
have it out ,
hedge ,
hit ,
home thrust ,
hostile criticism ,
hypercriticalness ,
hypercriticism ,
imputation ,
jesuitism ,
join issue ,
knock ,
lock horns ,
logomachize ,
moot ,
mystify ,
nagging ,
nicety ,
niggle ,
niggling ,
nit ,
nit -
picking ,
nitpick ,
obloquy ,
obscure ,
overcriticalness ,
palter ,
paltering ,
parry ,
pestering ,
pettifog ,
pettifogging ,
pick holes ,
pick nits ,
pick to pieces ,
plead ,
polemicize ,
polemize ,
prevaricate ,
priggishness ,
pull apart ,
pull to pieces ,
pussyfoot ,
quibbling ,
quiddity ,
quillet ,
quip ,
quirk ,
quodlibet ,
rap ,
reflection ,
reproachfulness ,
shift ,
shuffle ,
shy ,
sidestep ,
slam ,
sophism ,
sophistry ,
spar ,
split hairs ,
squabble ,
stricture ,
subtlety ,
swipe ,
take exception ,
take sides ,
taking exception ,
tear apart ,
tear to pieces ,
tergiversate ,
thrash out ,
trichoschistism ,
try conclusions ,
wrangle
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