See Also: captious(dictionary)

captious (iou)



captious adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French captieux or Latin captiosus, from captio(n-): see CAPTION, -OUS.]
Fond of taking exception or raising objections; carping. LME.
Apt or intended to deceive; fallacious, misleading. arch. LME.
Capacious. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
captiously adverb M16.
captiousness noun M16.