cavil

1. v. i. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cavil at. Source: opted

3. n. A captious or frivolous objection. Source: opted

4. n. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Source: wordnet

5. v. raise trivial objections Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

8. v:100 v. raise trivial objections Source: ecdict

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