captious 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
tending to find and call attention to faults
Examples
- 1.an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor
- 2.a captious pedant
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
captiously 1
adverb
in a captious, carping manner
EnglishDerivationally related form
caption 1
noun
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
Similar_to
critical 1
adjective
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
