Captious and Ornery

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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Captious and ornery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Ornery".

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

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

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

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