cavil
verb (used without object)
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at orabout ).
caviller
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a word derived from
cavil.
Example Sentences
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So caviller like I submitted to pow'r, And was coddled in troth for the third of an hour.
From A Season at Harrogate by Mrs. (Barbara) Hofland
As to any mistakes I have made in computation, they are of little moment; and I shall not descend so low as to justify them against any caviller.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Temple Scott
“Why does not God keep the Sabbath?” a caviller asked of a Jew.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Marcus Dods
Surely none but a caviller will find any want of harmony between these different modes of expression.
From The Theology of Holiness by Dougan Clark
In these discussions, although the caviller is heard with a tolerant courtesy, it is clear that faith is always in the ascendant.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
