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EN | English | NL | Dutch | |
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captious (adj) [having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections] | vitziek (adj) [having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections] | |||
captious (a) [person] | vitziek (a) [person] | |||
captious (a) [person] | vitterig (a) [person] | |||
captious (a) [person] | overkritisch (a) [person] |
EN | Synonyms for captious | NL | Translations | |
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argumentative [contentious] | beweiskräftig | |||
quarrelsome [contentious] | streitsüchtig | |||
controversial [contentious] | kontrovers | |||
disputatious [contentious] | rechthaberisch | |||
vituperative [abusive] | Schmäh... | |||
scurrilous [abusive] (formal | hastend | |||
truculent [abusive] | vernichtend | |||
invective [abusive] (formal | Schmährede {f} | |||
perplexing [tricky] | umhauend | |||
confusing [tricky] | verworren | |||
treacherous [tricky] | meuchlerisch | |||
subtle [tricky] | zart | |||
wily [tricky] | verschlagen | |||
loaded [tricky] | aufgeladen | |||
sarcastic [faultfinding] | spöttisch | |||
carping [faultfinding] | tadelsüchtig | |||
critical [faultfinding] | sorgfältig | |||
severe [faultfinding] | stark | |||
caviling [faultfinding] | wortklauberisch | |||
backbiting [faultfinding] | lästernd |