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.

• 🇷🇺Наречие, означающее склонность находить недостатки или выдвигать незначительные возражения. Описывает поведение, которое является чрезмерно критичным, придирчивым или направленным на то, чтобы запутать или сбить с толку, часто используется в формальном или литературном контексте.

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.

   🇷🇺Придирчиво

   Antonyms: appreciativelyapprovinglyfavorablygeniallyindulgentlyuncritically

• more captiously comparative form
• most captiously superlative form