What does "cavil" mean?
Cavil: To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To cavil at. [Obs.] Milton.
- 3.A captious or frivolous objection. All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak.
- 4.One who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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