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CAPTIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to find and call attention to faults
Example:
an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor
Synonyms:
captious; faultfinding
Classified under:
Similar:
critical (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws)
Derivation:
caption (taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument)
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