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English and Spanish Translation Search Results for captious

Summary

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captious:
- quisquilloso; reparón; entrometido; criticón
Wiktionary:
- captious → pejiguero, criticón, capcioso

English

Detailed Translations for captious from English to Spanish

captious:

captious adj

captious (carping; nitpicking)
quisquilloso; reparón
- quisquilloso adj
- reparón adj
captious (nitpicking; fault-finding; carping)
entrometido; criticón
- entrometido adj
- criticón adj

Translation Matrix for captious:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
criticón		caviler; caviller; fault-finder
entrometido		busybody; censurer; fault-finder; nitpicker; nosey parker
quisquilloso		caviler; caviller; fault-finder; hair-splitter
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	faultfinding
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	insidious
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
criticón	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking	carping; fault-finding; nitpicking
entrometido	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking	intrusive; obtrusive; pushy
quisquilloso	captious; carping; nitpicking	carping; fault-finding; huffy; nitpicking; sensitive; thin-skinned; touchy
reparón	captious; carping; nitpicking	carping; fault-finding; nitpicking

Related Words for "captious":

captiousness, captiously

Synonyms for "captious":

faultfinding; critical

Related Definitions for "captious":

tending to find and call attention to faults¹
- a captious pedant¹

Wiktionary Translations for captious:

captious

adjective

having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections
- captious → pejiguero; criticón
that captures misleadingly
- captious → capcioso

Related Translations for captious

captious statement

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University