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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cavilling (0.01072 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to cavilling.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cavil mengecam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cavilling cavilling See cavil cavil n : an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: quibble, quiddity] v : raise trivial objections [syn: carp, chicane] [also: cavilling, cavilled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cavilling Cavil \Cav"il\ (k[a^]v"[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caviled or Cavilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling or Cavilling.] [L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. [1913 Webster] You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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