Captious and Harsh

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

Usage example: a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Harsh adjective - Difficult to endure.

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Captious and harsh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Harsh".

Nearby Words: harshness, harshly

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