Captious Mnemonic

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captious

captious

/ˈkæpʃəs/

faultfinding
nitpicky
carping
critical
hypercritical
tricky
thorny
sophistical

Examples

tending to find and call attention to faults

adjective
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"Cap + Tissues. Wearing a cap he finds faults, like tissues everywhere."

"Cap + Shush. He puts on his cap, ready to shush and fault-find at any moment."

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