"exceptious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈsɛpʃəs/ Forms: more exceptious [comparative], most exceptious [superlative]
Etymology: From excepti(on) + -ous, after captious. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exception|ous|alt1=excepti(on)}} excepti(on) + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} exceptious (comparative more exceptious, superlative most exceptious)
  1. (obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining. Tags: obsolete Related terms: exceptiousness
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