captious

Definition of captious

Adjectives

tending to find and call attention to faults
"a captious pedant"
Synonyms:
faultfinding
critical
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

Vocabulary Lists for captious

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
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Words that contain captious

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