captious
adjective
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
captiously
-
a word derived from
captious.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A captiously critical man reading the New Republic's Promise of American Life might define a liberal as one in a gloomy state of mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as captiously, the cartoonist growled that Joanie wasn't Joan.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Dear, dear me!" exclaimed Mrs. Sheldon captiously, "you are really a most extraordinary girl."
From Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Now, see here, Maloney," he began, captiously, "you fellows seem to think you can cut up any kind of row, and expect me to pull you out of it.
From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
Study her as captiously as you would, you could find no flaw in this jewel.
From Vixen, Volume I. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
