Synonyms for caviler

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kav-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæv əl

Définition of caviler

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French caviller "to mock, jest," from Latin cavillari "to jeer, mock; satirize, argue scoffingly" (also source of Italian cavillare, Spanish cavilar), from cavilla "jest, jeering," related to calumnia (see calumny).

noun critic

Example sentences :

What a triumphant answer to the caviler who could say, "Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"
Extract from : « Notes on the Book of Leviticus » by C. H. Mackintosh

Let the real Christian come into the presence of the caviler, stand before his very eyes, and the caviler will not see him.
Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. III » by Martin Luther

I say these things to teach us to be careful not to join the caviler in judging presumptuously the work and Word of God.
Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. III » by Martin Luther

Mr. Caviler, your voice is harsh and grating too when you get very angry, isn't it?
Extract from : « A Maid of the Kentucky Hills » by Edwin Carlile Litsey

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