stickling


stick·le

S0754700 (stĭk′əl)intr.v. stick·led, stick·ling, stick·les 1. To argue or contend stubbornly, especially about trivial or petty points.2. To have or raise objections; scruple.
[Variant of Middle English stightlen, to contend, frequentative of stighten, to arrange, from Old English stihtian, stihtan; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]

stickling

(ˈstɪklɪŋ) nthe act or practice of making insistent demands