captious in Russian
captious in Russian is каверзный, хи́трый, придирчивый.
captious in Russian
каверзный
Pronounced: kaverznyy
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
хи́трый
Pronounced: khitryy
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
придирчивый
Pronounced: pridirchivyy
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
сли́шком стро́гий
Pronounced: slishkom strogiy
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
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What is "captious" in Russian?
"captious" in Russian is каверзный, хи́трый, придирчивый.
How do you pronounce каверзный?
"captious" in Russian is каверзный, pronounced "kaverznyy".
Are there other ways to say "captious" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "captious": каверзный, хи́трый, придирчивый, сли́шком стро́гий.
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