intransitive verb (~d; stickling) Etymology: alteration of Middle English stightlen, frequentative of stighten to arrange, from Old English stihtan; akin to Old Norse stētta to found, support Date: 1642 to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds, to feel scruples ; scruple
STICKLE
Meaning of STICKLE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012