Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Crabbed and captious are semantically related In some cases you can use "Crabbed" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Crabbed
Crabbed adjective - Annoyed and irritable.
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Captious and crabbed are semantically related in bad-tempered topic. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Crabbed".
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