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Definitions for Caviler
[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 Caviler
cavilnitpicker, quibbler, complainer, niggler, carper, whiner, pettifogger, caviller, faultfinder, criticizer
Words nearby Caviler
cavilcavesson, cavetto, caviar, cavicorn, cavie, cavil, cavill, caving, cavitary, cavitation, cavite
Origin of Caviler
1540–50; < Latin cavillārī to jeer, scoff, quibble, verbal derivative of cavilla jesting, banter
Other words from Caviler
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 Caviler
C16: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillārī to jeer, from cavilla raillery
Synonyms for Caviler
carper, caviller, complainer, faultfinder, niggler, nitpicker, pettifogger, quibbler, whiner, criticizer