captious
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/'kæpʃəs/
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/'kæpʃəs/
adjective
R
Someone who is captious likes to find small mistakes or problems, even when they are not important.
He was captious, always pointing out minor errors in the report.
R
If you describe criticism as captious, it means the criticism is small and not important, but still bothersome.
Her captious remarks about the project did not contribute to the discussion.
translation
Someone who is captious likes to find small mistakes or problems, even when they are not important.; If you describe criticism as captious, it means the criticism is small and not important, but still bothersome.