quillet

πŸ“– Definitions

verb intr.

To quibble.

noun

A subtlety or quibble.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œWhy in this showing their sympathy for the Irish in this hour of very debate has Mr. Asquith quibbled and quilleted.” The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art; Apr 29, 1893. β€œShakespeare thought about the theory and practice of the law. He thought about its majesty, its divinity, its awesomeness; its quips and quillets.” Nicholas Monk, et al; Open-Space Learning; Bloomsbury; 2011.
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