captious

ˈkæpʃəs
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Translation of captious into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

critical nature

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tending to find fault or raise petty objections
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קַנְטְרָנִי kantraníנִטְפָּן nitpan
  • Her captious attitude made team meetings tense and unproductive.הגישה הקנטרנית שלה הפכה את פגישות הצוות למתוחות ולא פרודוקטיביות.
2.

sophistical

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designed to entrap in misleading arguments
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  • The lawyer's captious questions confused the witness.השאלות המתוחכמות של עורך הדין בלבלו את העד.
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Synonyms and analogies of captious in English

Examples of captious in a sentence

  • The captious reviewer found fault with every detail of the book.
  • Her captious remarks made the debate difficult.
  • The captious nature of his argument was evident.

Translations of "captious" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
כּוֹחָנִיadj. - qokhani

She had a captious style of debating that often frustrated her classmates.

היה לה סגנון ויכוח כוחני שלעתים קרובות תסכל את חבריה לכיתה.

A captious tone can easily turn a friendly discussion into a heated argument.

טון כוחני יכול בקלות להפוך דיון חביב לוויכוח לוהט.

Students found her captious feedback less helpful than they had anticipated.

הסטודנטים מצאו שהמשוב הכוחני שלה היה פחות מועיל מאשר ציפו.

Her captious nature made every meeting feel like a challenge to be right.

הטבע הכוחני שלה הפך כל פגישה לאתגר להיות צודק.

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Other translations for captious:

  • הַטַּרְחָנִי
  • הַכּוֹחָנִיּוֹת

captious: Examples and translations in context

They avoided her captious inquiries, preferring straightforward dialogue instead.

הם נמנעו מבירור הכוחני שלה, והעדיפו דיאלוג ישיר במקום.

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