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Phoenix712
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cavil \KAV-uhl\ (intransitive verb) - To raise trivial or frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.

(transitive verb) - To raise trivial objections to.

(noun) - A trivial or frivolous objection.

"Janice, the paper's art critic, was determined not to be diverted from her main pursuit by cavils or trifles."

Cavil comes from Latin cavillari, "to jeer, to quibble," from cavilla, "scoffing."




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My Hubby finds cavils with anything i try to do!

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