Cavilously

Cavilously
Cavilous Cav"il*ous or Cavillous Cav"il*lous, a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Vitilitigate — Vit i*lit i*gate, v. i. [L. vitilitigare to quarrel disgracefully; vitium vice + litigare to quarrel.] To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vitiligate — To litigate cavilously, vexatiously, or from merely quarrelsome motives …   Black's law dictionary

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