quibble
noun
an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
quibbler
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a word derived from
quibble.
Example Sentences
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He is an accomplished résumé padder, an expert with the evasive fallback answer when challenged, a skillful deflector of the awkward question, a quibbler par excellence and just stunningly self-confident.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Prēvaricā′tion, the act of quibbling to evade the truth; Prēvar′icātor, one who prevaricates to evade the truth: a quibbler.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The same immortal quibbler is also very fond of the word item, using it, as our cousins across the Atlantic and we in Herefordshire do at the present day, for "a hint."
From Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
Any quibbler can twist the meaning of words, while only those who think the thought can understand.
From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by John Maurice Miller
The quibbler, however, is welcome to anything he may find.
From Confiscation; an outline by William Greenwood
