CAVIL


Meaning of CAVIL in English

v. & n.

v.intr. (cavilled, cavilling; US caviled, caviling) (usu. foll. by at, about) make petty objections; carp.

n. a trivial objection. caviller n.

[ F caviller f. L cavillari f. cavilla mockery ]

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