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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -cavil-, *cavil*
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English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
cavil(vi) หาข้อผิดพลาดเล็กๆ น้อยๆ, See also: พยายามจับผิด, Syn. carp, quibble
cavil at(phrv) ตำหนิในเรื่อง, See also: ติ, ติเตียน, Syn. carp at
caviling(adj) ที่หาข้อผิดพลาด, See also: ที่พยายามจับผิด

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
cavil(แคฟ'วิล) { cavilled, cavilling, cavils } v., n. (การ) หาเรื่อง, จับผิด, ถากถาง., See also: cavil l er n.

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
cavil(vi) จับผิด, ถากถาง, หาเรื่อง, เสียดสี, เหน็บแนม

WordNet (3.0)
cavil(v) raise trivial objections, Syn. chicane, carp
quibble(n) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections, Syn. quiddity, cavil

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Cavilv. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caviled or Cavilled p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling or Cavilling. ] [ L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller. ] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

You do not well in obstinacy
To cavil in the course of this contract. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilv. t. To cavil at. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caviln. A captious or frivolous objection. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caviler{ or } n. One who cavils. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilinga. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious. [ 1913 Webster ]

His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilinglyadv. In a caviling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavillationn. [ F. cavillation, L. cavillatio. ] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilous{ or } 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 ]

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
ค่อนขอด[khønkhøt] (v) EN: carp ; complain ; cavil ; criticize ; ridicule ; revile ; satirize  FR: se moquer ; dire du mal

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
cavil
cavils
cavilled
cavilling

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
言葉尻を捉える;言葉尻をとらえる;言葉尻を捕らえる[ことばじりをとらえる, kotobajiriwotoraeru] (exp, v1) to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up [Add to Longdo]
屁理屈[へりくつ, herikutsu] (n) sophism; quibble; hair-splitting; argument for argument's sake; cavil; frivolous objections [Add to Longdo]

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