Acerbic and Captious

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Acerbic adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

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Captious and acerbic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Acerbic".

Nearby Words: acerbity, acerb

Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.

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Acerbic and captious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acerbic" instead an adjective "Captious".

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

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