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Definition of Captiously
1. Adverb. In a captious, carping manner. "He was captiously pedantic"
Definition of Captiously
1. adv. In a captious manner.
Definition of Captiously
1. Adverb. In a captious manner. ¹
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Definition of Captiously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Captiously
Literary usage of Captiously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Cranmer by Thomas Cranmer, John Edmund Cox (1844)
"You observe my words here concerning Origen so captiously, as though I had ...
But howsoever I report Origen, you captiously and very untruly do report me. ..."
2. American States, Churches, and Slavery by Joshua Rhodes Balme (1862)
"The editor of the baptist Freeman, April 16, 1862, says, "We will not captiously
scan and criticise motives of Politicians and Statesmen, as such are bound ..."
3. Works of the Camden Society by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) (1889)
"Indeed (quoth he) such a clause is captiously inserted, ... I excepted against
the word (captiously), and shewed the limitation to be necessary even out of ..."
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