Definitions for stickle

stickle stick·le

Spelling: [stik-uh l]
IPA: /ˈstɪk əl/

Stickle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in stickle (ceiklst).

Definitions for stickle

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of stickle

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 stickle

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.

Word Value for stickle
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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