a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. type *cavillātōri-us of a cavillātor CAVILLER (agent sb. f. cavillāri): see -ORY.] Of the nature of cavilling.
1641. Answ. Vind. Smectymnuus, Pref. 9–10. The contradiction they would raise in the words concerning Euangelists, is meerly cavillatory.
1643. Prynne, Sov. Power Parl., IV. 14. These Cavillatory Objections against the Parliaments proceedings.
