Captious and Chaffing

Captious

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Chaffing

Chaffing adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
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Synonyms for Chaffing

Captious and chaffing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Chaffing".

Nearby Words: chaff, chaffed, chaffy

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