Antonyms for captious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kap-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp ʃəs

Definition of captious

Origin : c.1400, capcyus, from Middle French captieux (15c.) or directly from Latin captiosus "fallacious," from captionem (nominative captio) "a deceiving, fallacious argument," literally "a taking (in)," from captus, past participle of capere "to take, catch" (see capable). Related: Captiously; captiousness.

adj very critical

Example sentences :

What a captious old woman will my sister make, if she lives to be one!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

He is critical, but not captious; laudatory, but not fulsome.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various

I cannot afford to be irritable and captious, nor to waste all my time in attacks.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sewell, however, was no captious critic; he took what he got, and was thankful.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

If one were captious, one might object to the thickness of his lips.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

They are captious, fond of litigation, and constantly seeking subterfuges.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman

"There, you hear that," said Lawless, who had just drunk enough to render him captious and obstinate.
Extract from : « Frank Fairlegh » by Frank E. Smedley

Mr. Canning, "exceedingly irritated," complained of the word "captious."
Extract from : « John Quincy Adams » by John. T. Morse

Here was no caprice or questionings or captious standards of convention.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

Cicily Hamilton was inclined to be captious with her maid as she dressed that evening.
Extract from : « Making People Happy » by Thompson Buchanan

Synonyms for captious

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