Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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quiddity | Yes | No | No | No |
quibble | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quiddity (noun) | quibble (noun) |
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the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
quiddity (verb) | quibble (verb) |
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argue over petty things | |
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections |