cavil
cavil · cavils
придирка
A petty or trivial objection or criticismA petty or trivial objection or criticism.
/ˈkæv.əl/
» I didn't expect him to cavil about such a minor detail.
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1 sensesA petty or trivial objection or criticism.
приди́ркаpridírka
More definitions
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Examples
2 sentencesI didn't expect him to cavil about such a minor detail.
He was known to cavil at most of Tom's proposals.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
petty or trivial objection or criticism:
Origin
From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise,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.
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