Word: cavilled
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ca
villed
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of cavil; an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Morphemes:
Affix: cavil
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cavilla
Language: la
Decoded: cavilla
Meaning: jesting, banter
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.