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Translate captious from English to Swedish

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captious:
- gnatande; gnatandet; häcklandet; pedantisk; pedantiskt; petigt
- snärjande

English

Detailed Translations for captious from English to Swedish

captious:

captious adj

captious (carping; nitpicking)
gnatande; gnatandet; häcklandet
- gnatande adj
- gnatandet adj
- häcklandet adj
captious (nitpicking; fault-finding; carping)
pedantisk; pedantiskt; petigt
- pedantisk adj
- pedantiskt adj
- petigt adj

captious

captious (insidious)
snärjande
- snärjande

Translation Matrix for captious:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gnatande		harping on; moaning; nagging
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	faultfinding
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
snärjande	captious; insidious
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
gnatande	captious; carping; nitpicking
gnatandet	captious; carping; nitpicking
häcklandet	captious; carping; nitpicking
pedantisk	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking	clever-clever; didactic; magisterial; pedagogic; pedantic; priggish; schoolmarmish; smarty
pedantiskt	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking	clever-clever; didactic; magisterial; pedagogic; pedantic; priggish; schoolmarmish; smarty
petigt	captious; carping; fault-finding; nitpicking	choosy; fussy; niggling; picky; trifly

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

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for captious

captious statement

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