Definisjon av captious

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Adjective

captious - tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
faultfinding
critical marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
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Adjektiv

captious - That captures; especially, of an argument, words etc. designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
captious - Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: captious
  • Komparativ: captiouser / more captious
  • Superlativ: captiousest / most captious

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