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Captious


[cap-shuss] –adjective-

faultfinding; critical of trivial flaws; designed to entrap


Dictionary.com entry for Captious


Thorin N. Tatge & NerdFury are so captious as to criticize anything one posts ;-)



Online Etymology Dictionary entry for Captious
c.1408, from M.Fr. captieux, from L. captiosus, from captio "a deceiving, fallacious argument," lit. "a taking (in)," from capere "to take, catch" (see capable).



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Date: 2008-06-19 06:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thorintatge.livejournal.com
This entry is too purple! And no etymology?!

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Date: 2008-06-21 02:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] so-deleterious.livejournal.com
Hah! Nice one. ;)

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Date: 2008-06-21 03:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nerdfury.livejournal.com
No etymology is unsatisfying and lazy.
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