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cavilerenUK
cav·il C0176400 (kăv′əl)v. cav·iled, cav·il·ing, cav·ils also cav·illed or cav·il·ling v.intr. To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections. See Synonyms at quibble.v.tr. To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.n. A carping or trivial objection.
[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillārī, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]
cav′il·er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | caviler - a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objectionscaviller, quibbler, pettifoggermalcontent - a person who is discontented or disgusted |
cavilernounA person who finds fault, often severely and willfully:carper, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker, quibbler.EncyclopediaSeecavilLegalSeeCavilcavilerenUK
Synonyms for cavilernoun a person who finds fault, often severely and willfullySynonyms- carper
- critic
- criticizer
- faultfinder
- hypercritic
- niggler
- nitpicker
- quibbler
Synonyms for cavilernoun a disputant who quibblesSynonyms- caviller
- quibbler
- pettifogger
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