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单词 cavilling
释义
(adjective) 
Synonyms
fault-finding
critical
He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.
carping
They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.
quibbling
nit-picking (informal)
Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail.
censorious
He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.
hypercritical
I tend to be hypercritical of my own performance.
captious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of captious
Definition
tending to make trivial criticisms
Synonyms
fault-finding,
critical,
carping,
nagging,
disparaging,
deprecating,
nit-picking (informal),
censorious,
cavilling,
hypercritical
in the sense of carping
They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.
Synonyms
fault-finding,
critical,
nagging,
picky (informal),
nit-picking (informal),
hard to please,
cavilling,
hypercritical,
captious,
nit-picky (informal)
in the sense of censorious
Definition
harshly critical
He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.
Synonyms
critical,
severe,
carping,
disapproving,
scathing,
disparaging,
judgmental,
cavilling,
condemnatory,
fault-finding,
hypercritical,
captious

Nearby words of
cavilling

  • cavern
  • cavernous
  • cavil
  • cavilling
  • cavity
  • cavort
  • cease

Related terms of
cavilling

  • cavil

Synonyms of 'cavilling'

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