Captious and Nasty

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Captious and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

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Nasty and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/nasty

Captious & Nasty. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/nasty>.

Nasty or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/nasty.

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