Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who cavils; one who is apt to raise captious objections; a carping disputant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who cavils.
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- noun A person who
cavils ; afaultfinder ,quibbler ornitpicker
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
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Examples
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To make caviler statements about whether something is possible or not with absolutely no knowledge of the subject is simply mind boggling.
Astronauts Once Again Demonstrate Why Humans Must be a Part of Space Exploration - NASA Watch 2009
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They seem to have a pretty caviler attitude towards safety.
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Ever since I was at a metro stop and saw a poster of Wesley Snipes aiming his gun in The Art of War at the head of a woman waiting for a bus, I've been waiting for America's caviler attitude about guns to reach little children.
Tom Gregory: G-Force: Disney's Loveable Rodent Gets an AK-47 2009
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More than a few tend to be (Ahem) somewhat caviler about the entire issue.
Sound Politics: "Peak Oil" Despair Versus Energy Innovation 2007
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You could say the rider was raised in a household of trust, which makes him seem caviler in his every day life.
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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But what caused me to fret most of all was the President's evident caviler flaunting of unconventional attire.
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Once again the righties warn the lefties about their caviler sic attitude because the same thing can happen to them.
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Once again the righties warn the lefties about their caviler sic attitude because the same thing can happen to them.
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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The amazing adventures of caviler and clay (pulizer prize winner) the broom of the system fight club life of pi are the last non-sci fi book I have read
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President Bush appears to have no patience for the Fourth Amendment and a caviler of Americans 'rights and liberties.
ruzuzu commented on the word caviler
"One who cavils; one who is apt to raise captious objections; a carping disputant."
- Century Dictionary
August 11, 2010