Definition of cavil

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Cavil (n.) A captious or frivolous objection.

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Cavil :: Cavil (n.) A captious or frivolous objection.
Vitilitigate :: Vitilitigate (v. i.) To contend in law litigiously or cavilously.
Disputative :: Disputative (a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper..
Caviled :: Caviled (imp. & p. p.) of Cavi.
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot..
Caption :: Caption (n.) A caviling; a sophism.
Quiddity :: Quiddity (n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
Cavilingly :: Cavilingly (adv.) In a caviling manner.
Caviling :: Caviling (a.) Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.
Caviling :: Caviling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cavi.
Cavil :: Cavil (v. i.) To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
Captious :: Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
Caviler :: Caviler (n.) Alt. of Caville.
Carper :: Carper (n.) One who carps; a caviler.
Cavillation :: Cavillation (n.) Frivolous or sophistical objection.
Carping :: Carping (a.) Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious.
Cavilous :: Cavilous (a.) Alt. of Cavillou.
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Fallax :: Fallax (n.) Cavillation; a caviling.
Vitilitigation :: Vitilitigation (n.) Cavilous litigation; cavillation.
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