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captious in British English

(ˈkæpʃəs)

adjective

apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping

Derived forms

captiously (ˈcaptiously)

adverb

captiousness (ˈcaptiousness)

noun

Word origin

C14 (meaning: catching in error): from Latin captiōsus, from captiō a seizing; see caption

captious in American English

(ˈkæpʃəs)

adjective

made only for the sake of argument or faultfinding

captious criticism

fond of catching others in mistakes; quick to find fault; quibbling; carping

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcritical

Derived forms

captiously (ˈcaptiously)

adverb

captiousness (ˈcaptiousness)

noun

Word origin

ME capcious < L captiosus < caption

Examples of 'captious' in a sentence
captious

Though it remained bad-tempered, captious, and unfriendly, it never went short of food.

Synonyms of 'captious'

fault-finding, critical, carping, nagging

More Synonyms of captious

(adjective) in the sense of fault-finding

Definition

tending to make trivial criticisms

Synonyms

fault-finding

critical

He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.

carping

They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

nagging

He tried to ignore the nagging voice in the back of his mind.

disparaging

He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.

deprecating

nit-picking (informal)

Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail.

censorious

He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.

cavilling

hypercritical

I tend to be hypercritical of my own performance.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of carping

They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

Synonyms

fault-finding,

critical,

nagging,

picky (informal),

nit-picking (informal),

hard to please,

cavilling,

hypercritical,

captious,

nit-picky (informal)

in the sense of cavilling

Synonyms

fault-finding,

critical,

carping,

quibbling,

nit-picking (informal),

censorious,

hypercritical,

captious

in the sense of censorious

Definition

harshly critical

He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.

Synonyms

critical,

severe,

carping,

disapproving,

scathing,

disparaging,

judgmental,

cavilling,

condemnatory,

fault-finding,

hypercritical,

captious

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captious

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captious
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captive

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captious

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单词	captious
释义	Trends of captious View usage for: captious in British English (ˈkæpʃəs) adjective apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping Derived forms captiously (ˈcaptiously) adverb captiousness (ˈcaptiousness) noun Word origin C14 (meaning: catching in error): from Latin captiōsus, from captiō a seizing; see caption captious in American English (ˈkæpʃəs) adjective 1. made only for the sake of argument or faultfinding captious criticism 2. fond of catching others in mistakes; quick to find fault; quibbling; carping SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcritical Derived forms captiously (ˈcaptiously) adverb captiousness (ˈcaptiousness) noun Word origin ME capcious < L captiosus < caption Examples of 'captious' in a sentence captious Though it remained bad-tempered, captious, and unfriendly, it never went short of food. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) Synonyms of 'captious' fault-finding, critical, carping, nagging More Synonyms of captious (adjective) in the sense of fault-finding Definition tending to make trivial criticisms Synonyms fault-finding critical He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee. carping They deserve recognition, not carping criticism. nagging He tried to ignore the nagging voice in the back of his mind. disparaging He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks. deprecating nit-picking (informal) Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail. censorious He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking. cavilling hypercritical I tend to be hypercritical of my own performance. Additional synonyms in the sense of carping They deserve recognition, not carping criticism. Synonyms fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, cavilling, hypercritical, captious, nit-picky (informal) in the sense of cavilling Synonyms fault-finding, critical, carping, quibbling, nit-picking (informal), censorious, hypercritical, captious in the sense of censorious Definition harshly critical He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking. Synonyms critical, severe, carping, disapproving, scathing, disparaging, judgmental, cavilling, condemnatory, fault-finding, hypercritical, captious Nearby words of captious capsize capsule captain captious captivate captivation captive Synonyms of 'captious' captious Explore 'captious' in the dictionary
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