cap·tious (k p sh s)adj. 1. Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults: a captious scholar. 2. Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument: a captious question. [Middle English capcious, from Old French captieux, from Latin capti  sus, from capti, seizure, sophism, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]cap tious·ly adv.cap tious·ness n. |
captious [ˈkæpʃəs]
adj
apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
[C14 (meaning: catching in error): from Latin captiōsus, from captiō a seizing; see caption]
captiously adv
captiousness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | captious - tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" |
Translations
captious
adj person → überkritisch, pedantisch; remark → spitzfindig
captious [ˈkæpʃəs] adj (frm) → ipercritico/a
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