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Definitions for Cavil

[1] to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about ): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
[2] to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections: to cavil each item of a proposed agenda.
[3] a trivial and annoying objection.
[4] the raising of such objections.
[5] (intr; foll by at or about) to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp
[6] a captious trifling objection

Words related to Cavil

carp, criticize

Words nearby Cavil

cavesson, cavetto, caviar, cavicorn, cavie, cavil, cavill, caving, cavitary, cavitation, cavite

Origin of Cavil

1540–50; < Latin cavillārī to jeer, scoff, quibble, verbal derivative of cavilla jesting, banter

Other words from Cavil

cav·il·er ; especially British , cav·il·ler , noun
cav·il·ing·ly ; especially British , cav·il·ling·ly , adverb
out·cav·il , verb (used with object), out·cav·iled, out·cav·il·ing or (especially British ) out·cav·illed, out·cav·il·ling.
un·cav·il·ing , adjective
un·cav·il·ling , adjective

Word origin for Cavil

C16: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillārī to jeer, from cavilla raillery

Synonyms for Cavil

carp, criticize, find fault