argucia — meaning in English

English meaning

• quibble noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.
• sophistry noun The actions or arguments of a sophist.
• witticism noun a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.

Senses

argucia is used for these senses in English:

• quibble An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]
• witticism a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.

quibble — full definition

1. noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.
2. verb To argue or complain over trivial points.

sophistry — full definition

1. noun The actions or arguments of a sophist.
2. noun Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.
3. noun An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

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