CAPTIOUS


Meaning of CAPTIOUS in English

[ 'kapʃəs ]

■ adjective formal tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. captieux or L. captiosus , from captio(n-) (see caption ).

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