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Antonyms for stickling

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : stik-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪk əl


Definition of stickling

  • As in meticulous : adj detailed, perfectionist
  • As in precise : adj meticulous, fastidious
  • As in prim : adj particular, fussy
  • As in prissy : adj particular and fussy
  • As in strict : adj authoritarian
  • As in enigmatic : adj mysterious
  • As in enigmatic/enigmatical : adj mysterious
  • As in fastidious : adj very careful, meticulous
  • As in finicky : adj overparticular
  • As in fussy : adj meticulous, particular
  • As in recoil : verb shrink away
  • As in scruple : verb balk, have misgivings
  • As in demur : verb disagree
  • As in dissent : verb disagree
Example sentences :
  • "This will be brought to you by Stickling," the note said; but who Stickling was Vavasor did not know.
  • Extract from : « Can You Forgive Her? » by Anthony Trollope
  • The artists fought this influence, stickling a long time for the severer classicism of ancient Greece.
  • Extract from : « A Text-Book of the History of Painting » by John C. Van Dyke
  • Why, man, I found them fastened on him myself; and there was odd staving and stickling to make them 'ware haunch!'
  • Extract from : « Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete » by Sir Walter Scott
  • This is seen in their way of stickling for accuracy when others repeat familiar word-forms.
  • Extract from : « Children's Ways » by James Sully

Synonyms for stickling

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