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caviller
caviller (ˈkævɪlə(r)) [f. cavil v. + -er.] One who cavils; a captious or frivolous objector, a quibbling disputant.1574 Whitgift Def. Aunsw. 429 (R.) You are but a shifting cauiller. 1667 Phil. Trans. II. 505 Of greater moment than perhaps Detractors and Cavillers imagine. 1759 Johnson Rasselas xxx,... Oxford English Dictionary
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cavillatory
† ˈcavillaˌtory, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. type *cavillātōri-us of a cavillātor caviller (agent n. f. cavillāri): see -ory.] Of the nature of cavilling.1641 Answ. to Vind. Smectymnuus Pref. 10 The contradiction they would raise..is meerly cavillatory. 1643 Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iv. 14 These Cavillator... Oxford English Dictionary
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CRITIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for CRITIC: criticizer, faultfinder, nitpicker, censurer, knocker, carper, caviller, disparager; Antonyms of CRITIC: praiser, commender
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Red, White and Blue (ship)
In spite of the caviller's malice, In spite of the doubts on her thrown It is now at the Crystial Palace And "seeing is believing" you'll own. wikipedia.org
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discrutator
† discruˈtator Obs. rare—1. [f. di-, dis- 5 + scrutator.] ? A caviller or searcher for objections.a 1626 W. Sclater Serm. Exper. (1638) 109 It signifies the Discrutatour, or Disputer, against the promise. Oxford English Dictionary
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brabbler
brabbler arch. (ˈbræblə(r)) Also 6 brabeler, 6–8 brabler. [f. as prec. + -er1.] One who brabbles: † a. a caviller, quibbler (obs.); b. a quarrelsome person, brawler.1548 Thomas Ital. Gram. (1567) Cinciglione, is a dronken brabeler. 1553–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 1877/2, I am no brabler in the scripture... Oxford English Dictionary
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chicaner
chicaner (ʃɪˈkeɪnə(r)) Forms: 7–8 chicaneur, 8 chicanner, 8– chicaner. [a. F. chicaneur, f. chicaner (see prec.); afterwards taken as f. chicane v. + -er1.] One who practises chicanery; a pettifogging lawyer; a quibbler, caviller, shifty man.1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 6) 455 A Quarrelsom Plainti... Oxford English Dictionary
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1956 New Year Honours
Constance Caviller Morel, , Member, Visiting Committee for HM Prison Cardiff. Frederic Morena, Founder Secretary, Infantile Paralysis Fellowship. wikipedia.org
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frummer
† ˈfrummer Obs. rare. [? var. of frumper.]1659 Torriano, Taccagnatore, a chuff, a caviller, a frummer, a niggardly wretch. Oxford English Dictionary
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carper
▪ I. carper1 (ˈkɑːpə(r)) [f. carp v. + -er1.] One who carps. † a. A talker, prattler. Obs. b. A fault-finder, a caviller, a captious critic.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 62 Carpare, fabulator, garulator. 1547 Recorde Judic. Ur. A ii b, The besye brabling of curyouse carpers. 1579 Gosson Sch. Abuse (1841) 36 E... Oxford English Dictionary
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hafter
▪ I. hafter, n.1 (ˈhɑːftə(r), -æ-) [f. haft v.1 + -er1.] One who makes hafts or handles for tools.1598 Florio, Manicatore..a sleeuer, a hafter, a handler. 1831 J. Holland Manuf. Metal I. 261 This latter opinion was corroborated by the hafter. 1890 Daily News 24 Sept. 2/6 Table-knife hafter.▪ II. † h... Oxford English Dictionary
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opinionative
opinionative, a. (n.) (əʊˈpɪnjəneɪtɪv) [f. assumed L. stem *opīniōnāt- + -ive; or simply f. opinion + -ative: cf. talkative.] † 1. Based upon, or of the nature of, opinion; fancied, imaginary; conjectural, speculative (as distinguished from real or certain). = opinative 2, opiniative 2, opinionate a... Oxford English Dictionary
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crossness
crossness (ˈkrɒsnɪs, ˈkrɔːs-) [f. cross a. + -ness.] 1. The state or quality of being cross, transverse, or athwart; ‘transverseness, intersection’ (J.).1605 Bacon Adv. Learn. ii. xxiii. 107 To keep them [laws] from being..too ful of multiplicitie and crossnesse. 1750 Walpole Lett. G. Montagu (1891)... Oxford English Dictionary
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critic
▪ I. † critic, a. Obs. Also 6 creticke, 6–7 criticke, 7–8 -ick, -ique. [ad. L. critic-us (orig. as a medical term), a. Gr. κριτικός critical, f. κριτός decerned, κριτής a judge; f. κρί-ν-ειν to decide, judge. Partly after F. cretique (1372, Corbichon), critique (a 1590 Paré) both in medical use.] † ... Oxford English Dictionary
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terrible
terrible, a. (n.) (ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l) Also 5–6 terry-, 6 terra-, terre-, tirre. [a. F. terrible (12th c.), ad. L. terribilis, f. terrēre to frighten: see -ble.] A. adj. 1. Exciting or fitted to excite terror; such as to inspire great fear or dread; frightful, dreadful.c 1430 Lydg. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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