He is a captious man.
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Captious
/ˈkæpʃəs/
Synonyms for "captious" (56 found)
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3 entriescarping criticismnitpicking remarkspetty objections
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5 entriescaptious criticismcaptious naturecaptious questionscaptious remarkscaptious tone
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2 entriesmore captiousmost captious
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2 entriessimilar
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7 total sentences available.
[…]I know I loue in vaine, ſtriue againſt hope : Yet in this captious, and intemible Siue I ſtill poure in the waters of my loue And lacke not to looſe ſtill[…]
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A captious queſtion, Sir, and your’s is one, Deſerves an anſwer ſimilar, or none.
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Were you aware that in your discourse last Sunday you attributed the captious Problem of the Sadducees to the Pharisees, as a proof of the obscure and sensual doctrines of the latter?
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