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cavil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quibble, quiddity |
| Type of | equivocation, evasion |
Examples of cavil
cavil
This one small cavil aside, Wilson's Hitler is a stimulating triumph of the mind.
From the express.co.uk
My only cavil was that Erina Takahashi made her dance to the death look easy.
From the independent.co.uk
Critics cavil at existing Web products as being too slow and feature-poor.
From the newsobserver.com
Thus inspired, let me cavil a little bit about the glorious American liberation of Iraq.
From the economist.com
This settlement the United States accepted without cavil for many years.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Some newspapers will cavil, arguing that without sensation and intrusion they cannot survive.
From the economist.com
This is a minor cavil, however, in the context of a fascinating book.
From the economist.com
Despite the heavy endorsement from Professor Bowie, her accuracy is not always beyond cavil.
From the theatlantic.com
A last cavil is that the entrance seems a bit underarticulated.
From the jsonline.com
- Raise trivial objections
- Quibble: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- A petty or trivial objection or criticism; To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
- To raise frivolous or spurious objections to; to carp.
- V. annoying objection, niggle em sys
