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- pronunciation:
- kaep
shihs
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding.
He thought she was a captious editor at first, but he came to rely on her judgment.- synonyms:
- carping, caviling, complaining, faultfinding, hypercritical, nitpicking
- antonyms:
- appreciative
- similar words:
- censorious, critical, derogatory, petty, picayune, picky, querulous, small-minded
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| definition 2: |
intended or designed to deceive or confuse.
The lawyer was pursuing a captious line of questioning.- synonyms:
- cunning, deceptive, misleading, tricky
- similar words:
- calculating, perfidious, shrewd, sly, vulpine
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| related words: |
fastidious, querulous |
| derivations: |
captiously (adv.), captiousness (n.) |
The word captious
contains the following part:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
  More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
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