stickle
[adjective]
Synonyms: steep, abrupt, arduous, precipitate, precipitous, sheer, sideling, steepdown, steep-to, steep-up
[verb]
Synonyms: demur, balk, boggle, gag, jib, scruple, shy, stick, strain, stumble

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Related Words: hold out, stall, contend, kick, object, protest

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

stick·le (stĭkəl)
intr.v. stick·led, stick·ling, stick·les
► To argue or contend stubbornly, especially about trivial or petty points.
► To have or raise objections; scruple.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

stickle
[Variant of Middle English stightlen, to contend, frequentative of stighten, to arrange, from Old English stihtian, stihtan. See steigh- in Indo-European Roots.]

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲