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Quibbling vs Amphibological - What's the difference?

quibbling | amphibological |

As a verb quibbling

is present participle of quibble.

As a noun quibbling

is petty argument.

As an adjective amphibological is

of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.

quibbling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • petty argument
  • * H. G. Wells
    • Suddenly he perceived that he was sure of God. Not perhaps of the God of Nicaea, but what did these poor little quibblings and definitions of the theologians matter?

    amphibological

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
  • * 1845 , Alfred Binet, The Mind and the Brain (Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps) (Chapter IX, Definitions Of Psychology. Project Gutenberg):
    • Consequently it must be recognised that the rather amphibological expression "soulless psychology" implies no negation of the existence of the soul.

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