Cavil Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for cavil.
cavil
cavil
/ˈkæv.əl/
be hypercritical
nitpick
pettifog
split hairs
Examples
- Is there a reason for the cavil
- The boxing is carried out by Cavil.
- The point may cavil the behavior of hers.
- But over time, Cavil appears to warm to the boy.
- Cavil plays dead and survives the attack unharmed.
- He bickers and cavils until he is blocked.
- The character of Cavil has echoes of the story of Oedipus.
- Boomer arrives at The Colony with Hera and delivers her to Cavil.
- But now Cavil uses the resurrection technology to reactivate Biers.
- Cavil was a wide receiver for the NFL Buffalo Bills in 2000.
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
noun
raise trivial objections
verb
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"Cav + Il. In a cave, ill thoughts pick small faults."
"Cave + Fill. They nitpick and find faults, as if filling a cave with complaints."
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