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Captious
/ˈkæpʃəs/
That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
📖 Definitions of "Captious"
adjective
- 1
That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
- 2
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
🔄 Synonyms of "Captious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| criticalnoun | Extremely important. |
| faultfindingnoun | Tending to find fault. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Captious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| critical | Extremely important. |
| faultfinding | Tending to find fault. |
| catchy | (of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable. |
| sophisticative | deceptive; sophistical. |
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| contraptious | Characteristic of a contraption; complicated and precarious. |
| cautelous | (obsolete) Cautious, careful. |
| tettish | (obsolete) nitpicky or testy |
| snarynoun | Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious. |
| illecebrous | (formal, obsolete) Tending to attract; enticing. |
| cunning | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. |
| cute | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| luresome | Characterised or marked by luring; alluring |
| subtle | Senses relating to tangible things. |
| cagynoun | Alternative form of cagey. [Wary, careful, shrewd.] |
| casuistic | Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules). |
| deceptious | (obsolete) deceptive, tending to deceive. |
| trappynoun | traplike, reminiscent of a trap |
| specious | Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. |
| subtilnoun | Obsolete spelling of subtle. [Senses relating to tangible things.] |
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