Associations to the word «Cavil»
Noun
Wiktionary
CAVIL, verb. (intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
CAVIL, noun. A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
Dictionary definition
CAVIL, noun. An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
CAVIL, verb. Raise trivial objections.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.