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Captiousness

Captiousness \Cap"tious*ness\, n. Captious disposition or manner.

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captiousness

n. 1 the state of being captious 2 captious behaviour

Usage examples of "captiousness".

Briefly Afra remembered instances of his Damia's captiousness which her eldest daughter certainly had not inherited.

The bond of a previous mating can be a strong factor despite a queen's captiousness, but you never know.