Quibble and Slip

Quibble

Quibble noun - An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.

Slip and quibble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead a noun "Quibble".

Nearby Words: quibbling, quibbled

Slip

Slip noun - A long narrow piece of material.

Quibble and slip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quibble" instead a noun "Slip".

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

How words are described

small small quibble small slip
minor minor quibble minor slip
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