caviller
Example Sentences
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Will the caviller prove that the sun and moon would be greater blessings if their light wore more intense, or more abundant?
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker
Surely none but a caviller will find any want of harmony between these different modes of expression.
From The Theology of Holiness by Dougan Clark
The caviller will say at once: "Could not someone else have done the work equally well—either a near relation in the other sphere or a ministering angel?"
From Seen and Unseen by E. Katharine Bates
As to any mistakes I have made in computation, they are of little moment; and I shall not descend so low as to justify them against any caviller.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Temple Scott
Though he was an authority among the young men in sailing boats, he had not attained this distinction by being a critic and caviller.
From The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder by Oliver Optic
