caviler
- noun
- /ˈkævɪlər/
:
cavilador
- She grew impatient with the caviler who kept interrupting the discussion with minor objections.
Examples
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He is such a caviler when it comes to small details.
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The meeting dragged on because one caviler constantly questioned every detail of the proposal.
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He was known as a caviler who enjoyed finding faults in others' ideas.
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Many cavilers focus on unimportant issues during discussions.
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The teacher dismissed his complaints, calling him a caviler for arguing about insignificant details.
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During the meeting, she annoyed everyone by playing the caviler and raising trivial points.
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He always comes across as a caviler during discussions, focused more on minor faults than the main topic.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who often complains about small things
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6.9
A person who often points out very small mistakes and complains about them
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9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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9.9
A person who argues over small unimportant details and uses unfair tricks
A person who complains about small unimportant details to avoid the main issue
Antonyms
How Petty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Caviler comes from an old Latin word cavilla and the later French caviller, which meant 'mock' or 'joke'. So a caviler is someone who likes to make small, often unnecessary objections and who finds tiny faults.