captiously

ˈkæp.ʃəs.li
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Translation of captiously into Russian

Adverb

finding fault

Dated
in a manner that tends to find fault or raise petty objections
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каверзно kaverznoпридирчиво
  • He argued captiously, frustrating everyone involved..Он спорил придирчиво, раздражая всех вовлеченных.
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Synonyms and analogies of captiously in English

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Examples of captiously in a sentence

  • The critic captiously reviewed the new film.

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

Adverb
придирчивоadv. - pridirchivo

Rather than celebrating achievements, they captiously highlighted shortcomings in the project.

Вместо того чтобы праздновать достижения, они придирчиво выделяли недостатки проекта.

Rather than supporting the team, she captiously pointed out every error they made.

Вместо того чтобы поддержать команду, она придирчиво указывала на каждую их ошибку.

During the meeting, he captiously questioned every decision, slowing down the discussion.

Во время встречи он придирчиво задавал вопросы по каждому решению, замедляя обсуждение.

The teacher approached the assignments captiously, marking down every minor infraction.

Учитель подошёл к заданиям придирчиво, штрафуя за каждую мелкую ошибку.

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captiously: Examples and translations in context

The audience reacted captiously, murmuring disapproval at several moments during the performance.

Зрители реагировали придирчиво, неодобрительно шепчась в нескольких моментах во время представления.

He spoke captiously about her plans, indicating all the flaws instead of offering help.

Он говорил о её планах придирчиво, указывая на все недостатки вместо помощи.

He approached every debate captiously, always ready to discredit opposing views.

Он подходил к каждому спору придирчиво, всегда готовый дискредитировать противоположные взгляды.

She read the article captiously, searching for inaccuracies to critique.

Она читала статью придирчиво, выискивая неточности для критики.

She criticized his work captiously, nitpicking even the smallest mistakes he made.

Она критиковала его работу придирчиво, указывая на даже самые мелкие ошибки, которые он совершил.

The critic wrote captiously, focusing only on the faults and not the artistic merit.

Критик написал придирчиво, сосредоточившись только на недостатках, а не на художественной ценности.

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