Definitions
raise trivial objections
Word origin
From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously”), from cavilla (“jeering, raillery, scoffing”); cognate with Italian cavillare, Portuguese cavillar, and Spanish cavilar; nominal usage developed within English from the original verbal usage.
Used in a sentence
“'Tis love you cavil at: I am not Love.”
“I wish you wouldn't cavil, Hilda.”
“It is not worth while to spend your time in arguing against a cavil, but make him feel he is committing a sin to plead it, and thus enlist his conscience on your side.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Raise petty objections”5 letters
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