Captiousness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being captious. uncountable, usually
""Yes— and I suppose you want to know why," she replied with dry captiousness."
- 2 Captious behaviour. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples""Yes— and I suppose you want to know why," she replied with dry captiousness."
Etymology
From captious + -ness.