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Meaning of
captious
in English
captious
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Definitions
Adjective
having
a
disposition
to
find
fault
unreasonably
;
nitpicky
The
captious
critic
found
flaws
in
every
detail
of
the
proposal
.
designed
to
mislead
or
entrap
;
sophistical
The
lawyer
argued
that
the
question
was
captious
and
intended
to
confuse
the
witness
.
