intr.v. stick·led, stick·ling, stick·les 1. To argue or contend stubbornly, especially about trivial or petty points. 2. To have or raise objections; scruple. [Variant of Middle English stightlen, to contend, frequentative of stighten, to arrange, from Old English stihtian, stihtan; see steigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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