Verb (used without object) : He finds something to cavil at in everything I say. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to cavil each item of a proposed agenda. From Dictionary.com.
They seem to have a pretty caviler attitude towards safety. From Wordnik.com. [Man-Made Calamity to Hit LA, Gulf Coast | RedState] Reference
More than a few tend to be (Ahem) somewhat caviler about the entire issue. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: "Peak Oil" Despair Versus Energy Innovation] Reference
But what caused me to fret most of all was the President's evident caviler flaunting of unconventional attire. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Henry Adams: Changing Fashion, Obama Style] Reference
You could say the rider was raised in a household of trust, which makes him seem caviler in his every day life. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!] Reference
Once again the righties warn the lefties about their caviler sic attitude because the same thing can happen to them. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Judges such as Richard Posner in that case have been derelict and caviler in admitting the most flimsy of evidence of fraud. From Wordnik.com. [The Fraud of Voter Fraud] Reference
To make caviler statements about whether something is possible or not with absolutely no knowledge of the subject is simply mind boggling. From Wordnik.com. [Astronauts Once Again Demonstrate Why Humans Must be a Part of Space Exploration - NASA Watch] Reference
The amazing adventures of caviler and clay (pulizer prize winner) the broom of the system fight club life of pi are the last non-sci fi book I have read. From Wordnik.com. [Why Do You Read/Watch Science Fiction?] Reference
The critic should be more than a censor or caviler. From Wordnik.com. [Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism] Reference
But, says the caviler, these directions are given to. From Wordnik.com. [Scriptural and Statistical Views in Favor of Slavery] Reference
And I get really annoyed at the caviler suggestion that I just replace everything. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
There's no way he could be so completely caviler and party destructive simply by his own merits. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice] Reference
And I get really annoyed at the caviler suggestion that I just replace everything. re: replacing everything. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
A pilot might be forgiven ignoring clear air turbulence, but shouldn't be caviler about flying into a thunderstorm. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I must also admit being bothered however humerus it was for the idea of modifying Wikipedia was introduced in such a caviler manner on 30 Rock. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Technology] Reference
Him; and besought Him, for the honor of His great name, to confound this caviler, and show forth the glory of His power and the greatness of His love. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer] Reference
"The Art of War" poster at the head of a woman waiting for a bus, I've been waiting for America's caviler attitude about guns to reach little children. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
It came at an opportune time, and it did much to silence the caviler, to satisfy the doubter, and to reconcile honest people who sincerely desired the complete restoration of the Union. From Wordnik.com. [Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865] Reference
He was a great general and a great President, first in war and first in peace and all that, says our caviler, but his relaxation was in farm accounts, and his business war and politics. From Wordnik.com. [George Washington]
I mean, if a duly passed California Constitutional Amendment can be thrown out and supporters ruled to have no standing in such a caviler way, then want's to prevent a future administration and a future set of judges ramming other unpopular changes through?. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
Does some caviler here suggest that although the human female soul is embodied in the children of Ham, Shem, and Japhet, the mighty law referred to is binding only upon that Anglo-British-Saxon-Norman division of Japhet's daughters domiciled in and emanating from the. From Wordnik.com. [Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims] Reference
It doesn’t help clean things up when former industry leaders (eg the manager of Pool) uses the word “squatter” in such a caviler way. From Wordnik.com. [Domain Industry Rocked By Shill Auction Bidding Admission] Reference
Let Baptists and the Friends of Baptists put forth their strength together; let the voice of the caviler, and of the fault-finder, and of the prognosticator of evil, cease to be heard; let the cold, the callous, the indifferent, the jealous, the suspicious keep out of the way; let the prayers of the pious, the substance of the rich, the influence of the enlightened, and the sons of all, be liberally contributed; and, beyond a doubt, the object will be easily and completely attained -- an object which cannot fail to prove a blessing to the denomination, to the State, and to posterity. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840 A Documentary History] Reference
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