Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ or Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n. [R.] [1913 Webster]