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.

• 🇨🇳副词，指以吹毛求疵、挑剔的方式行事，倾向于找出小缺点或提出琐碎反对意见，常带有刁难或故意使人困惑的意味，多用于正式或文学语境。

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.

   🇨🇳吹毛求疵地

   反义词: appreciativelyapprovinglyfavorablygeniallyindulgentlyuncritically

• more captiously comparative form
• most captiously superlative form