Captious and Disputative

Captious

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Disputative

Disputative adjective - Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits.
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Captious and disputative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Disputative".
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