captiously

An adverb meaning in a manner that is inclined to find fault or raise trivial objections. It describes behavior that is overly critical, argumentative, or designed to entrap or confuse, often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 🇩🇪Adverb, das eine Neigung beschreibt, kleinliche Einwände zu erheben oder ständig Fehler zu suchen; es bezeichnet ein übertrieben kritisches, haarspalterisches oder streitsüchtiges Verhalten, oft in formellem oder literarischem Kontext.

1. In a fault-finding manner C2 formal

   In a way that is overly critical or eager to find faults, especially about minor details.

   • He captiously pointed out every small error in her report.
   • She captiously questioned the logic of his argument.
   • The critic captiously reviewed the film, focusing on trivial flaws.

   🇩🇪Krittelig

   Antonyme: appreciativelyapprovinglyfavorablygeniallyindulgentlyuncritically

• more captiously comparative form
• most captiously superlative form