Inclined to cavil; characterized by petty criticism or fault-finding; quarrelsome.
Formed from Latin 'cavillous' or created in English from 'cavil' with the adjectival suffix '-ous,' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by' caviling behavior.
Cavillous is an archaic or very formal adjective—modern English prefers simpler words like 'critical' or 'nitpicky,' showing how vocabulary evolves toward efficiency!
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