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Cavil

Cavil Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cavil? [v] raise trivial objections Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cavil: carp \| chicane Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cavil: adverse criticism \| animadversion \| argue \| argufy \| around the bush \| aspersion \| bad notices \| bad press \| bandy words \| beat about \| beg the question \| bicker \| boggle \| captiousness \| carp \| carping \| catch at straws \| caviling \| censoriousness \| censure \| chicane \| choplogic \| complain \| complaint \| contend \| contest \| criticism \| criticize \| cross swords \| cut and thrust \| cut up \| demur \| discept \| dispute \| dodge \| equivocate \| evade \| evade the issue \| exception \| fault-find \| faultfinding \| fence \| find fault \| flak \| give and take \| hairsplitting \| hassle \| have it out \| hedge \| hit \| home thrust \| hostile criticism \| hypercriticalness \| hypercriticism \| imputation \| jesuitism \| join issue \| knock \| lock horns \| logomachize \| moot \| mystify \| nagging \| niggle \| niggling \| nit \| nitpick \| nit-picking \| object \| obloquy \| obscure \| overcriticalness \| palter \| parry \| pestering \| pettifog \| pettifogging \| pick holes \| pick nits \| pick to pieces \| plead \| polemicize \| polemize \| prevaricate \| priggishness \| pull apart \| pull to pieces \| pussyfoot \| quibble \| quibbling \| quiddity \| quillet \| quip \| quirk \| quodlibet \| rap \| reflection \| reproachfulness \| shift \| shuffle \| shy \| sidestep \| slam \| spar \| split hairs \| stricture \| swipe \| take exception \| take sides \| taking exception \| tear apart \| tear to pieces \| tergiversate \| thrash out \| trichoschistism \| try conclusions \| wrangle See Also \| object Cavil In Webster's Dictionary \Cav"il\ (k[a^]v"[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caviled} or {Cavilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caviling} or {Cavilling}.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract. --Shak. \Cav"il\, v. t. To cavil at. [Obs.] --Milton. \Cav"il\, n. A captious or frivolous objection. All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. --Shak.

Cavil Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cavil?

[v] raise trivial objections

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cavil: carp | chicane

See Also | object

Cavil In Webster's Dictionary

\Cav"il\ (k[a^]v"[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caviled} or
{Cavilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caviling} or {Cavilling}.] [L.
cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla
bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.]
To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault
without good reason.

      You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of
      this contract.                           --Shak.


\Cav"il\, v. t.
To cavil at. [Obs.] --Milton.


\Cav"il\, n.
A captious or frivolous objection.

      All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. --Shak.

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