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Definition
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; or to raise trivial objections
- The count appeared, dressed with the greatest simplicity, but the most fastidious dandy could have found nothing to cavil at in his toilet.Chapters 39-40 (56% in)
There are no more uses of "cavil" in The Count of Monte Cristo.
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