This article is not prompted by any mere spirit of captiousness on my part. |
The corruption of academic life is pettifoggery, captiousness, and preening vanity which differs from but is just as harmful as its governmental counterpart. |
Well, since you didn't reply in substance or with the captiousness common to the topic, you, at least, won't be indicted as a hijacker! |
Then was seen the unprecedented sight of a party agent challenging the votes on his own side with a captiousness that his opponents would have hesitated to display. |
An overcautious lawyer-like captiousness of spirit in such matters will help no cause and serve no good purpose. |
Three undesirables specifically referred to as cacology, cathexis, and captiousness are observed verbal acts that can stop and probably should stop a social interaction. |