- 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 faultwithout good reason.You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract.Shak. Source: adambom
- 7. v:100 v. raise trivial objections Source: ecdict
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