Captious and Surly

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Surly adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.

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Captious and surly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Surly".

Nearby Words: surliness, surlily

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

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

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

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