quibblyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪbl̩i/,

/ˈkwɪbli/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪbli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quibble n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < quibble n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier quibbling adj.

Characterized by quibbles; of the nature of a quibble; quibbling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [adjective]

quidifical1542

quidditative1611

quibbling1624

quirkish1673

chicaning1698

quibbing1760

quibbly1895

1895 Catholic News 28 Dec. 4/3 The arguments—small, quibbly and lacking in elemental foundation.

1937 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 7 Aug. 9/7 But that is all quibbly. The fact is that the Benet yarn makes good reading.

1974 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 40 683 This reviewer's doubts can be grouped under six heads, of which the econometric and the theoretical are the most quibbly.

2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 29 Jan. 37 For some quibbly reason, they were refusing to exchange some faulty goods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quibbly
释义	quibblyadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪbl̩i/, /ˈkwɪbli/, U.S. /ˈkwɪbli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quibble n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < quibble n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier quibbling adj. Characterized by quibbles; of the nature of a quibble; quibbling. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [adjective] quidifical1542 quidditative1611 quibbling1624 quirkish1673 chicaning1698 quibbing1760 quibbly1895 1895 Catholic News 28 Dec. 4/3 The arguments—small, quibbly and lacking in elemental foundation. 1937 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 7 Aug. 9/7 But that is all quibbly. The fact is that the Benet yarn makes good reading. 1974 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 40 683 This reviewer's doubts can be grouped under six heads, of which the econometric and the theoretical are the most quibbly. 2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 29 Jan. 37 For some quibbly reason, they were refusing to exchange some faulty goods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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