- caviller
- cav·il·ler
English syllables. 2014.
caviller
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Caviller — Caviller, so v.w. Abdecker. Daher Cavillereigerechtigkeit, das dem Abdecker zustehende Recht, das gefallene Vieh abzuholen u. nach Belieben zu gebrauchen; s. Abdecker … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
caviller — Caviller, Calumniari … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Caviller — Caviler Cav il*er or Caviller Cav il*ler ( [ e]r), n. One who cavils. [1913 Webster] Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caviller, der — Der Caviller, S. Kafiller … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
caviller — noun see cavil … New Collegiate Dictionary
caviller — cav·il·ler || kævlÉ™ n. one who looks for defects, one who finds fault, one who criticizes … English contemporary dictionary
caviller — n. 1. Carper, censurer, captious disputant, frivolous censor. 2. Special pleader, specious objector, sophistical disputer … New dictionary of synonyms
caviller — noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections • Syn: ↑quibbler, ↑caviler, ↑pettifogger • Derivationally related forms: ↑pettifog (for: ↑pettifogger), ↑cavil … Useful english dictionary
cavil — [ kav(ə)l] verb (cavils, cavilling, cavilled; US cavils, caviling, caviled) make petty or unnecessary objections. noun a petty or unnecessary objection. Derivatives caviller noun … English new terms dictionary
cavil — 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 …
