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   captious

   /ˈkapʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to find fault or raise petty objections: formal "a captious teacher"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘intended to deceive someone’): from Old French captieux or Latin captiosus, from captio(n-) ‘seizing’, (figuratively) ‘deceiving’ (see caption).

   Derivatives

   • 1. captiously adverb
   • 2. captiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAPTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Captious means often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences, see synonyms and translations, and hear the pronunciation.

   • English (US)

     CAPTIOUS meaning: 1. often expressing criticisms about...

   • Polski

     CAPTIOUS definicja: 1. often expressing criticisms about...

   • Simplified

     captious translate: 吹毛求疵的，挑剔的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Translate to Traditional Chinese

     CAPTIOUS translate: 吹毛求疵的，挑剔的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Pronunciation in English

     CAPTIOUS pronunciation. How to say CAPTIOUS. Listen to the...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     captious 의미, 정의, captious의 정의: 1. often expressing...

   • Captained

     CAPTAINED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › captiousCaptious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Captious means marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections, or calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument. Learn more about its synonyms, etymology, examples, and related words.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › captiousCaptious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If someone tends to be hypercritical and finds fault with everything, you can describe that person as captious. Try not to be described as a captious person yourself, however. No one likes a carping individual!

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › captiousCAPTIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Captious definition: apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.. See examples of CAPTIOUS used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAPTIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Captious means often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from literature and translations in Chinese.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAPTIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Captious means apt to make trivial criticisms or faultfinding, or designed to ensnare or perplex. Learn the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › captiousCaptious - definition of captious by The Free Dictionary

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   Captious means apt to find and point out trivial faults or defects, or intended to ensnare or perplex. See the origin, pronunciation, and translations of captious in English and other languages.