sticklerism
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sticklerism
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From stickler + -ism.
noun
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The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules.
“We, the intellectually curious, may soon find ourselves trapped in a pen, fenced in by rule-bound sticklerism and overzealous concern for our personal safety, unless we exercise our civil liberties and our curiosity,” he declaims.
Similar: punctiliousness, fascism
Talk about this word "sticklerism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sticklerism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sticklerism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sticklerism "sticklerism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sticklerism.Cite this
@misc{sticklerism_2026,
title = {sticklerism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sticklerism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
