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sticklerism

noun

Etymology

From stickler + -ism.

  1. inherited from stighteler
  2. suffixed as sticklerism — “stickler + ism”

Definitions

  1. The behaviour of a stickler

    The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules.

    • “We, the intellectually curious, may soon find ourselves trapped in a pen, fenced in by rule-bound sticklerism and overzealous concern for our personal safety, unless we exercise our civil liberties and our curiosity,” he declaims.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA