cavil

Meanings

Verb

Noun

Origin

  • From Old French caviller ("mock, jest, rail"), from Latin cavillor ("jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously"), from cavilla; cognate with Italian cavillare, Portuguese cavillar, and Spanish cavilar; nominal usage developed within English from the original verbal usage.

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