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caviling
caviling
adjective
Definition of CAVILING
given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things <a caviling theater critic who has yet to see a play she likes>
Synonyms captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical, rejective
Related Words discerning, discriminating, judicious; demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, nitpicky, particular, picky; pettifogging, quibbling; harsh, merciless, uncharitable, unforgiving
Antonyms uncritical
Variants of CAVILING
caviling or cavilling
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