CAVILLOUS

Cav"il*ous or Cav"il*lous, a. Etym: [L. cavillosus.]

Definition: Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.]

– Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 June 2024

CONVULSIVE

(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; ā€œconvulsive motionsā€; ā€œhis body made a spasmodic jerkā€; ā€œspastic movementsā€


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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