caviller

Athaeneus, to philosophers and travellers, an opiniative ass, a caviller, a kind of pedant; for his manners, as Theod.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

He cavilled in part like the priest Sabellius, who had cavilled like the Phrygian Praxeas, who was a great caviller.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

For my temptation to think it a right, I refer every caviller to a brick house, sashed windows below, and casements above, in Highbury.

Emma 2004

I refer every caviller to a brick house, sashed windows below, and casements above, in Highbury.

Emma Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 2001

Porphyry or some other caviller, [275] may object, that this is fabulous, because the reason of it does not appear; or because it is unusual; or because it is repugnant to the common order of nature.

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

The philosophic pessimist is not a fretful and malignant caviller who sneers at the follies of others because he thinks himself so much wiser than they.

Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama George Ainslie Hight

Behold, says the caviller, there is no good Indian until he dies, and even his friends complain that the young men will "go back" to gambling games and horse races.

The American Missionary — Volume 50, No. 3, March, 1896 Various

"The noble cavalier characterized," "& a rebellious caviller cauterized," 1644 _or_ 5.

Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle

Will the caviller still contend with the Almighty?

The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

I have proof enough to carry conviction to any honest breast – to satisfy any caviller – except a court of justice.

The Hidden Hand 1888