Word: cavilingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: cav
il
ing
ly
Definition: With petty criticism; a petty disparagement
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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.