Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Unctuous and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Unctuous
Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Captious and unctuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Unctuous".
Nearby Word: unctuously
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Unctuous and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/unctuous
Captious & Unctuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/unctuous>.
Unctuous or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/unctuous.
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