Definition of "quibble" []

• To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections. (verb-intransitive)
• To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil. (verb-intransitive)
• A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection. (noun)
• Archaic A pun. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "As 'teleonomy' was specifically coined (Pittendrigh, 1958) to distinguish between actual and apparent purpose, the quibble is appropriate."
• "The only quibble is that I think she takes better care of her soldiers than Grant. rea says:"
• "My only quibble is that not many people would know its meaning and is not as consistent as the other named lines."