1. past tense of stickle; to argue stubbornly about minor details or rules
Usage: often used with ‘for’

Examples

• He stickled for proper grammar in every email.
• The referee stickled for exact adherence to the rules.
• She stickled over the smallest details in the contract.
• The teacher stickled for perfect punctuation in essays.
• They stickled about the precise wording of the agreement.
• He stickled for accuracy in all the financial reports.