captious Definition
cap·tious (-s̸həs)
adjective
- made only for the sake of argument or faultfinding captious criticism
- fond of catching others in mistakes; quick to find fault; quibbling; carping
Etymology: ME capcious < L captiosus < caption
captious Related Forms
cap′·tiously adverb
cap′·tious·ness noun
captious Synonyms
captious
modif.
captious Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
critic: I am enjoying your insights into Grange Hill and think you make a valued contribution to the forum as a far from captious critic.
Browse dictionary entries near captious
- ‹ Captioned Telephone Service
- ‹ caption
- ‹ CAPTCHA
- ‹ captan
- ‹ captain's walk
- ‹ captain's chair
- ‹ captain
- ‹ Capt
- ‹ capsulize
- ‹ capsule

