verb
- to argue stubbornly about minor details or unimportant points
Examples
- He always stickles over the exact wording of contracts.
- She stickles about proper grammar in every email.
- The committee stickles over minor procedural rules.
- Don’t stickle about such trivial matters.
- The editor stickles for perfect punctuation.
- He stickles over every detail of the budget report.