STICKLE


Meaning of STICKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsti-kəl ]

intransitive verb

( stick·led ; stick·ling -k(ə-)liŋ)

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

1. : to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds

2. : to feel scruples : scruple

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.