Thesaurus: cavil

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1. v. i. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
2. v. t. To cavil at.
3. n. A captious or frivolous objection.
4. n. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
5. v. raise trivial objections
6. 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. To cavil at. [Obs.] Milton. A captious or frivolous objection. All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak. One who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle.
7. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find faultwithout good reason.You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract.Shak.
8. v:100 v. raise trivial objections