cavillare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cavillārī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.vilˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧vil‧là‧re

Verb[edit]

cavillàre (first-person singular present cavìllo, first-person singular past historic cavillài, past participle cavillàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to quibble, or split hairs [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to nitpick, to criticize by splitting hairs
  3. (intransitive) to crack, to become covered with capillary veins (of ceramics, etc.) [auxiliary avere]

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

cavillāre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of cavillor