cavils

verb

Meaning

To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

chicane(English)carp(English)carps(English)quibbles(English)infelicities(English)felicities(English)facetiousness(English)prolixity(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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