captious

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Monier Williams

English

 CAPTIOUS,  a.
  (Censorious) छिद्रान्वेषी -षिणी -षि (न्),  छिद्रानुसारी
-रिणी -रि (न्),  घृणी -णिनी -णि (न्),  दोषग्राही -हिणी -हि (न्), 
विवादशीलः -ला -लं,  उद्ग्राहशीलः -ला -लं.
— (Fallacious,  insidious)
मोही -हिनी -हि (न्),  भ्रान्तिकरः -री -रं.

Borooah

English

 CAPTIOUS:
I Disposed to find fault: (1
दोषैकदृश् (mfn.  )
(2) पुरोभागिन् (f.  नी)
(3) दोष-
ग्राहिन् (f.  णी).
II Peevish,  perverse: q. v.
 
III Insidious,  troublesome: q. v.
 

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