cavil
cavil is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is cavil.
- What is 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 called?
- What is a captious or frivolous objection. All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak called?
- What is one who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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