Definitions for stickles

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stickles stick·le

Spelling: [stik-uh l]

IPA: /ˈstɪk əl/

Stickles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 242 anagrams from letters in stickles (ceiklsst).

Definitions for stickles

verb (used without object)

1. to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
2. to raise objections; scruple; demur.
3. to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
4. to raise objections; scruple; demur.

Origin of stickles

1520-30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight to set in order, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften, Old Norse

Examples for stickles

Such is the influence of Government, that the Devil will every where stickle mightily, to have that siding with him.

I am not disposed to stickle for this particular phraseology.

The interview ended with a present of half-a-bull to Micky from the convict, which the boy seemed to stickle at accepting.

I would not stickle about hours, but the money and the drink are very just.

"But you did stickle about words an hour ago," said Mr. Hempstead, with some severity.

Why, in this manner—but you mustnt mind my speaking out: we know each other well enough not to stickle at formalities—eh?

stickle Pond is probably the best adapted of any of those available.

Cringe, in the sense of to constrain; and so to stickle, or haggle.

Let three hundred be taken, and if you find more wanted do not stickle to add to this number.

But the magistrate was not in a frame of mind to stickle for nicety of expression.

stickle Pond is probably the best adapted of any of those available.

Let three hundred be taken, and if you find more wanted do not stickle to add to this number.

"But you did stickle about words an hour ago," said Mr. Hempstead, with some severity.

Such is the influence of Government, that the Devil will every where stickle mightily, to have that siding with him.

Cringe, in the sense of to constrain; and so to stickle, or haggle.

I am not disposed to stickle for this particular phraseology.

Why, in this manner—but you mustnt mind my speaking out: we know each other well enough not to stickle at formalities—eh?

The interview ended with a present of half-a-bull to Micky from the convict, which the boy seemed to stickle at accepting.

I would not stickle about hours, but the money and the drink are very just.

But the magistrate was not in a frame of mind to stickle for nicety of expression.