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captiousness

/kæpˈtɪəsnəs/ noun · British & US
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What does captiousness mean?

noun

The quality of being captious; a tendency to find fault or raise objections, often in a petty or pedantic manner. A captious person is one who is overly critical or argumentative.

Example

"Her captiousness was evident in the way she nitpicked every detail of the proposal."

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