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Cavilous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Captious; unfair in argument; apt to object without good reason.

Cavilous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Cavillous

Cavilously [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a cavilous manner; captiously.

Cavilousness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Captiousness; disposition or aptitude to raise frivolous objections.