Captious

Captious (Adjective):

  • Pronunciation: kap-shuhs
  • Word Meaning: Tending to find fault or raise petty objections; marked by a disposition to point out trivial faults or raise objections.
  • Uses in Sentence:
    1. His captious remarks during the meeting disrupted the flow of the discussion.
    2. She was known for her captious attitude, always quick to criticize without considering the bigger picture.
  • Synonyms:
    1. Critical
    2. Faultfinding
    3. Hypercritical
    4. Nitpicking
  • Antonyms:
    1. Complimentary
    2. Approving
    3. Accepting
    4. Unbiased
  • Word Meaning in Hindi: निति-निरीह (Niti-nireeh)
  • Word Uses in Hindi:
    1. उसकी निति-निरीह टिप्पणियाँ बैठक की चर्चा के प्रवाह को बिगाड़ दी थीं। (His captious remarks disrupted the flow of the discussion during the meeting.)
    2. वह अपने निति-निरीह दृष्टिकोण के लिए जानी जाती थी, हमेशा बड़ी तस्वीर को ध्यान में नहीं रखती। (She was known for her captious attitude, always quick to criticize without considering the bigger picture.)
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