cavil
I
verb
attack, belittle, calumniari, carp, carpere, censure frivolously, complain frivolously, condemn, criticize frivolously, decry, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, disapprove, discredit, disparage frivolously, faultfind, find fault with, haggle, object frivolously, protest frivolously, raise frivolous objection to, raise objections frivolously, raise specious objection to, reprehend, ridicule irresponsibly, upbraid, vellicare
II
index
bicker, blame, complain (criticize), denounce (condemn), differ (disagree), disagree, disapprove (condemn), disparage, pettifog, sophistry
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006