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Webster 1913 Edition

Captiousness

Cap′tious-ness

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Noun.

Captious disposition or manner.

Webster 1828 Edition

Captiousness

CAPTIOUSNESS

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Noun.

Disposition to find fault; inclination to object; peevishness.

Definition 2024

captiousness

captiousness

English

Noun

captiousness ‎(usually uncountable, plural captiousnesses)

the state of being captious
captious behaviour

Quotations

1819 Timothy Dwight - Theology: Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons
In this manner, they degrade religion into a spirit of captiousness.