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Adjective Concept
EN
captious  faultfinding
EN
Tending to find and call attention to faults WordNet 3.0
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Tending to find and call attention to faults WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky. Wiktionary
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections. Wiktionary (translation)
Tending to find fault. Wiktionary
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A captious pedant WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
DERIVATION
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faultfinding
SIMILAR
critical
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
captious, faultfinding
Wiktionary
EN
captious, faultfinding

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