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71Exceptious — Ex*cep tious, a. Disposed or apt to take exceptions, or to object; captious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] At least effectually silence the doubtful and exceptious. South. {Ex*cep tious*ness}, n. [Obs.] Barrow. [1913 Webster] …
72Exceptiousness — Exceptious Ex*cep tious, a. Disposed or apt to take exceptions, or to object; captious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] At least effectually silence the doubtful and exceptious. South. {Ex*cep tious*ness}, n. [Obs.] Barrow. [1913 Webster] …
73Findfaulting — Find fault ing, a. Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious. [Obs.] Whitlock. [1913 Webster] …
74Fretful — Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant;… …
75Fretfully — Fretful Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious;… …
76Fretfulness — Fretful Fret ful, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. {Fret ful*ly}, adv. {Fret ful*ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill humored; ill natured; irritable; waspish; captious;… …
77Fribbling — Frib bling, a. Frivolous; trining; toolishly captious …
78Hypercritic — Hy per*crit ic, n. [Pref. hyper + critic: cf. F. hypercritique.] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. Hypercritics in English poetry. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
79Hypercritical — Hy per*crit ic*al, a. 1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. Hypercritical readers. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …
80Intenible — In*ten i*ble, a. [Pref. in not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. {Intenable}.] Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This captious and intenible sieve. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
