Crossword clues for captiously
captiously
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Captiously
Captiously \Cap"tious*ly\, adv. In a captious manner.
Wiktionary
captiously
adv. In a captious manner.
WordNet
captiously
adv. in a captious, carping manner; "he was captiously pedantic"
Usage examples of "captiously".
We are not boy and girl, to be captiously irritable, misled by every moment's inadvertence, and wantonly playing with our own happiness.
This did not, however, prevent him from noticing the change in her position, and captiously resenting it.