- Caviling by Webster's
(a.) Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Cavil.
- Disputative by Webster's
(a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
- Quibble by Webster's
(n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a...
- Argutation by Webster's
(n.) Caviling; subtle disputation.
- Captious by Webster's
(a.) Fitted to harass, perplex or insnare; insidious; troublesome.(a.) Apt to catch at faults;...