captieux

See also: Captieux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin captiōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kap.sjø/

Adjective

captieux (feminine singular captieuse, masculine plural captieux, feminine plural captieuses)

specious, misleading, sophist
Synonyms: spécieux, fallacieux

Usage notes

False friend of English captious.

Further reading

“captieux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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