Captious and Impish

Captious

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Impish

Impish adjective - Tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness.

Captious and impish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Impish".

Nearby Word: impishly
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