quibbly

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Fussy

   Fussy; quibbling.

   • considering the docility of the high-bred Arab horse and intractableness of the quibly, roughly broken prairie or Pampas horse
   • We give notice that thousands of our most complacently puttering, most quibbly and fuddly politicians are going to be taken out by the people, lifted up by the people, and dropped kindly but firmly over the edge of the world.
   • the Quaker said, “I tell thee what, Humphry, thou art the most quibbly hand at a dispute I ever met with in my life.”
2. 2

   Involving quibbles.

   • Of course, the right hon. and learned Gentleman the Attorney General made a rather clever and—if he will excuse me for saying so—a rather quibbly defence.
   • This reviewer’s doubts can be grouped under six heads, of which the econometric and the theoretical are the most quibbly.
   • The delineation of civilizations is usually unsatisfactory, often esoteric and sometimes rather quibbly
3. 3

   Petty

   Petty; trifling.

   • If it is true that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, it is equally true that the beginning of that road is usually paved with what are called quibbly incidents. The big ones come later when the direction is clear

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