captiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈkapʃəs/, U.S.

/ˈkæpʃəs/

Forms: Middle English, 1500s capcious, Middle English capcyows, 1500s captius, 1600s captiose, 1500s– captious.

Etymology: < French captieux or Latin captiōsus fallacious, sophistical, < captiōn-em (see caption n.).

a. Apt to catch or take one in; fitted to ensnare or perplex in argument; designed to entrap or entangle by subtlety; fallacious, sophistical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [adjective]

captious1447

hafting1519

brabbling1549

cavillous?1571

cavillinga1576

caffling1591

cavilsome1611

cavillatory1641

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys 7 At Caimbrygge..Where wyttys be manye ryht capcyows And subtyl.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 307/1 Capcious, crafty in wordes to take one in a trap, captieux.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark ii. f. 23 Wherfore they went vnto Iesus, & moued vnto hym this capcious question.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 31 Verbal, Captiose, Sophistic Questions.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 903 A captious question, sir, and yours is one, Deserves an answer similar, or none.

1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 113 By captious questions to worm answers out of other people.

†b. Crafty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

insidious1545

vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iv. f. 147 This former kinde of disposition which by reason of the cunning condition appeareth to be made in hope of gaine, and is therefore properlie tearmed captious.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 261 Spyders..haue giuen themselues..to captious taking at aduantage, watching and espying their prey.

2. Apt to catch at faults or take exception to actions; disposed to find fault, cavil, or raise objections; fault-finding, cavilling, carping.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > captiously

captiousc1380

pick-fault1544

fastidious?1555

sharp-nosed1561

cavillous?1571

carpacious1574

cavillinga1576

find-fault1576

Zoilous1577

carpinga1586

exceptious1602

quarrellous1610

exceptive1623

Zoilitical1665

nibbling1691

pickthanking1830

Zoilean1846

snippy1848

nitpicking1948

nitpicky1962

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 13 Þes wordis ben soþeli seid aȝens alle capcious men.

1538 Bible (Coverdale) Prol. The world is captious, and many there be that had rather find twenty faults, than to amend one.

1561 R. Eden in tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Pref. sig. .iv^v Enemies to vertue, & captious of other mens doinges.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. Ded. sig. a2 To cut off all occasions of Cavill from captious persons.

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 359 The objections of the captious.

1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. vi. 134 He was captious, making little difficulties, and answering him with petulance.

3. In various nonce-uses.

†a. Able to take in or contain, capacious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > roomy > capacious

capable1594

wide-side1606

captiousa1616

generous1615

capacious1656

spacious1819

continent1856

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 198 Yet in this captious, and intemible Siue. I still poure in the waters of my loue And lacke not to loose still.

†b. Alluring, taking, plausible. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1776 P. Francis in J. Parkes Mem. Sir P. Francis (1867) II. 55 The proposition was captious, and if made at an earlier period, might have been listened to by some of us.

c. humorous. ?

ΚΠ

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iv. v. 242 He introduced..little captious short pipes, two inches in length, which..could be stuck in one corner of the mouth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	captious
释义	captiousadj. Brit. /ˈkapʃəs/, U.S. /ˈkæpʃəs/ Forms: Middle English, 1500s capcious, Middle English capcyows, 1500s captius, 1600s captiose, 1500s– captious. Etymology: < French captieux or Latin captiōsus fallacious, sophistical, < captiōn-em (see caption n.). 1. a. Apt to catch or take one in; fitted to ensnare or perplex in argument; designed to entrap or entangle by subtlety; fallacious, sophistical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [adjective] captious1447 hafting1519 brabbling1549 cavillous?1571 cavillinga1576 caffling1591 cavilsome1611 cavillatory1641 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys 7 At Caimbrygge..Where wyttys be manye ryht capcyows And subtyl. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 307/1 Capcious, crafty in wordes to take one in a trap, captieux. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark ii. f. 23 Wherfore they went vnto Iesus, & moued vnto hym this capcious question. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 31 Verbal, Captiose, Sophistic Questions. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 903 A captious question, sir, and yours is one, Deserves an answer similar, or none. View more context for this quotation 1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 113 By captious questions to worm answers out of other people. †b. Crafty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iv. f. 147 This former kinde of disposition which by reason of the cunning condition appeareth to be made in hope of gaine, and is therefore properlie tearmed captious. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 261 Spyders..haue giuen themselues..to captious taking at aduantage, watching and espying their prey. 2. Apt to catch at faults or take exception to actions; disposed to find fault, cavil, or raise objections; fault-finding, cavilling, carping. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > captiously captiousc1380 pick-fault1544 fastidious?1555 sharp-nosed1561 cavillous?1571 carpacious1574 cavillinga1576 find-fault1576 Zoilous1577 carpinga1586 exceptious1602 quarrellous1610 exceptive1623 Zoilitical1665 nibbling1691 pickthanking1830 Zoilean1846 snippy1848 nitpicking1948 nitpicky1962 c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 13 Þes wordis ben soþeli seid aȝens alle capcious men. 1538 Bible (Coverdale) Prol. The world is captious, and many there be that had rather find twenty faults, than to amend one. 1561 R. Eden in tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Pref. sig. .iv^v Enemies to vertue, & captious of other mens doinges. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. Ded. sig. a2 To cut off all occasions of Cavill from captious persons. 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 359 The objections of the captious. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. vi. 134 He was captious, making little difficulties, and answering him with petulance. 3. In various nonce-uses. †a. Able to take in or contain, capacious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > roomy > capacious capable1594 wide-side1606 captiousa1616 generous1615 capacious1656 spacious1819 continent1856 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. iii. 198 Yet in this captious, and intemible Siue. I still poure in the waters of my loue And lacke not to loose still. †b. Alluring, taking, plausible. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1776 P. Francis in J. Parkes Mem. Sir P. Francis (1867) II. 55 The proposition was captious, and if made at an earlier period, might have been listened to by some of us. c. humorous. ? ΚΠ 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iv. v. 242 He introduced..little captious short pipes, two inches in length, which..could be stuck in one corner of the mouth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1380
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