CAPTIOUS

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Art to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please. A captius and suspicious. Stillingfleet. I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to adbide the test of a captious controversy. Bwike.

2.
a.

Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome. Captious restraints on navigation. Bancroft.


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