What does captious mean?
Definitions for captious
ˈkæp ʃəscap·tious
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Princeton's WordNet
captious, faultfindingadjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
"a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
Wiktionary
captiousadjective
That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
captiousadjective
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky
Etymology: from captieux, or its source,, from captionem.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CAPTIOUSadjective
Etymology: captieux, Fr. captiosus, Lat.
If he shew a forwardness to be reasoning about things, take care, that nobody check this inclination, or mislead it by captious or fallacious ways of talking with him. John Locke.
She taught him likewise how to avoid sundry captious and tempting questions, which were like to be asked of him. Francis Bacon.
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captious
Captious generally refers to a tendency to find faults or raise petty objections, often in a difficult or irritating way. It can also refer to something designed to entrap or confuse, such as a captious question.
Webster Dictionary
Captiousadjective
apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please
Captiousadjective
fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of captious in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of captious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- придирчив, критичен, заядливBulgarian
- chytrýCzech
- criticón, capcioso, pejigueroSpanish
- harhaanjohtava, pikkumainenFinnish
- beachtaíochIrish
- մանրախնդիր, բծախնդիր, քթի մազ, խճճողArmenian
- あら探しJapanese
- vitziekDutch
- astucioso, ardiloso, implicante, capciosoPortuguese
- слишком строгий, хитрый, каверзный, придирчивыйRussian
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