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captious
cap·tious C0093700 (kăp′shəs)adj.1. Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults: a captious scholar.2. Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument: a captious question.
[Middle English capcious, from Old French captieux, from Latin captiōsus, from captiō, seizure, sophism, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
cap′tious·ly adv.cap′tious·ness n.captious (ˈkæpʃəs) adjapt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping[C14 (meaning: catching in error): from Latin captiōsus, from captiō a seizing; see caption] ˈcaptiously adv ˈcaptiousness ncap•tious (ˈkæp ʃəs)
adj. 1. apt to focus on trivial faults or defects; faultfinding. 2. proceeding from a faultfinding disposition. 3. apt or designed to ensnare or perplex: captious questions. [1350–1400; Middle English capcious < Latin captiōsus=capti(ō) deception, sophism (see caption) + -ōsus -ous] cap′tious•ly, adv. cap′tious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | captious - tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"faultfindingcritical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" |
captiousadjectiveInclined to judge too severely:carping, censorious, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical.Translationscaptious
Related to captious: congruity, choleric, aggrandizement, diatribe, perspicuitySynonyms for captiousadj inclined to judge too severelySynonyms- carping
- censorious
- critical
- faultfinding
- hypercritical
- overcritical
Synonyms for captiousadj tending to find and call attention to faultsSynonymsRelated Words |