Captious and Prim

Captious

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Prim

Prim adjective - Being clean and in good order.

Captious and prim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Prim".

Nearby Words: prime, primary, primal, primped, primness
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