Definition of cavil

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Cavil (v. i.) To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.

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Quiddity :: Quiddity (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
Caviler :: Caviler (n.) Alt. of Caville.
Caviller :: Caviller (n.) One who cavils.
Carp :: Carp (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
Fallax :: Fallax (n.) Cavillation; a caviling.
Chicane :: Chicane (n.) To use shifts, cavils, or artifices..
Cavil :: Cavil (v. t.) To cavil at.
Vitilitigate :: Vitilitigate (v. i.) To contend in law litigiously or cavilously.
Caviling :: Caviling (a.) Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.
Cavillation :: Cavillation (n.) Frivolous or sophistical objection.
Cavilous :: Cavilous (a.) Alt. of Cavillou.
Caviling :: Caviling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cavi.
Captious :: Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
Findfaulting :: Findfaulting (a.) Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious.
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Difficulty :: Difficulty (n.) A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil.
Cavilling :: Cavilling () of Cavi.
Findfault :: Findfault (n.) A censurer or caviler.
Cavillous :: Cavillous (a.) Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing..
Quibbler :: Quibbler (n.) One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster..
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