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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