"overcaptious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overcaptious [comparative], most overcaptious [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + captious. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|captious}} over- + captious Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcaptious (comparative more overcaptious, superlative most overcaptious)
  1. Excessively captious.
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