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Caviller
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
etc. See
caviler
, etc.
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noun.
Alternative spelling of
caviler
.
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noun.
a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
Word Usage
"Athaeneus, to philosophers and travellers, an opiniative ass, a caviller, a kind of pedant; for his manners, as Theod."
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