cavil
31cavil — n 1. carp, complain, quibble, pettifog, pull to pieces, Sl. nitpick; nag, pick on or at, fuss, Inf. hassle; jibe at, criticize, find fault, make mountains out of molehills; belittle, deprecate, disparage, impugn, decry, Sl. grouse, Sl. moan and… …
32cavil — cav·il …
33cavil — cav•il [[t]ˈkæv əl[/t]] v. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling, 1) to raise trivial and unnecessary objections (usu. fol. by at or about) 2) to oppose by trivial or frivolous objections 3) a trivial and annoying objection 4) the raising of… …
34cavil — I. /ˈkævəl / (say kavuhl) verb (i) (cavilled or, US, caviled, cavilling or, US, caviling) 1. (sometimes followed by at) to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault unnecessarily. –noun 2. a trivial and annoying objection …
35cavil — v.i. find fault; n. querulous objection …
36cavil — see CHALLENGE …
37cavil — v. & n. v.intr. (cavilled, cavilling; US caviled, caviling) (usu. foll. by at, about) make petty objections; carp. n. a trivial objection. Derivatives: caviller n. Etymology: F caviller f. L cavillari f. cavilla mockery …
38cavil·lació — ca|vil|·la|ci|ó Mot Agut Nom femení …
39cavil-out — /ˈkævəl aʊt/ (say kavuhl owt) noun → cavel out …
40John Cavil — Battlestar Galactica character Two copies of the Cavil model First appearance Lay Down Your Burdens: Part I …
