= cavil, n. 1. archaic.
单词 | θ124503 |
释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [noun] > instance of (7) cavillation1532 = cavil, n. 1. archaic. cavil1570 A captious, quibbling, or frivolous objection. brabble1581 A quibble, a captious objection or dispute. caption1605 The action of cavilling or taking exception; an objection or cavil; fallacious or captious argument; a quibble, sophism. (Latin captio.) snatcha1616 A quibble; a captious argument. Obsolete. chicane1639 A quibble or captious objection, esp. one used to further one's interests or aims; a dishonest trick; an act of deception. Cf. chicanery, n. 3. chicanery1683 A dishonest trick; an act of deception; a petty quibble. |
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