Definition of Captiousness

1. n. Captious disposition or manner.

Definition of Captiousness

1. Noun. the state of being captious ¹

2. Noun. captious behaviour ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Captiousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captiousness

captans
captation
captations
captative
captayne
captayneship
caption
captioned
captioner
captioners
captioning
captionless
captions
captious
captiously
captiousness (current term)
captiousnesses
captivate
captivated
captivates
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivations
captivator
captivators
captive
captive finance company
captived
captively

Literary usage of Captiousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Men of the Time: Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living Characters ... Also by Alaric Alexander Watts (1856)
"... where he remained two years ; his success having been seriously impeded hy the captiousness of his temper and the arrogance of his manners. ..."

2. Proverbs for the People: Or, Illustrations of Practical Godliness Drawn from by Elias Lyman Magoon (1849)
"captiousness; OR, THE CENSORIOUS HAN. • "GRIEVOUS words stir up anger," Prov. 15:1. We infer from this language, and from general observation, ..."

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