Word: captious

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captious definition

Synonyms: captious

faultfinding

Translations: captious

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spanish
Translations:
capcioso, capciosa, capciosas, insidioso, insidiosa
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german
Translations:
spitzfindig, verfänglich, verfänglichen, verfängliche
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french
Translations:
chicanier, vétilleux, captieux, captieuse, pointilleux
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italian
Translations:
capzioso, capziosa, capziose, criticone
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portuguese
Translations:
capcioso, capciosa, capciosas, implicante
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dutch
Translations:
spitsvondig, listig, vitziek, misleidend
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russian
Translations:
обманчивый, каверзный, фрондерский, привязчивый, кляузный, придирчивый, придирчивым, придирчивы, придирчив, придирчивой
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swedish
Translations:
SMÅAKTIG
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finnish
Translations:
arvosteleva, saivarteleva
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danish
Translations:
Captious, spidsfindige
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czech
Translations:
záludný
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polish
Translations:
małostkowy, zdradliwy, podstępny, zdradziecki, podchwytujący
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hungarian
Translations:
akadékoskodó, gáncsoskodó
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turkish
Translations:
yanıltıcı, titiz, Gübretaş'ı, ince eleyip sık dokuyan
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greek
Translations:
δύστροπος, στριμμένος, φιλοκατήγορος
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ukrainian
Translations:
прискіпливий, причепливий, найприскіпливіший, прискіпливе
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albanian
Translations:
mistrec, grindavec
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bulgarian
Translations:
придирчив, заядлив
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belarusian
Translations:
прыдзірлівы, свой прыдзірлівы
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estonian
Translations:
noriv, Arvosteleva, Saivarteleva
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croatian
Translations:
zanovetljiv, lukav, svadljiv
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lithuanian
Translations:
priekabus, kibus, Podchwytliwy, Podchwytujący, kabinimasis
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latvian
Translations:
sīkumains, kas mīl kritizēt
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macedonian
Translations:
придирчив
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romanian
Translations:
greu de mulțumit, cuprinzator, penibili, fi penibili, certăreț
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slovenian
Translations:
Zanovetljiv
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slovak
Translations:
zaludny, záludný

The meaning and "use of": captious

adjective
  • (of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections. - These are not merely captious theoretical objections.

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