Pronunciation: /ˈkæpʃəs ˈkwɛs.tʃən/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 She asked a captious question that was meant to confuse the speaker.
A2 The teacher posed a captious question to test the students' understanding of the material.
B1 During the debate, he raised a captious question in order to challenge his opponent's argument.
B2 The journalist's captious question put the politician on the spot during the press conference.
C1 The lawyer's captious question revealed a flaw in the witness's testimony.
C2 The professor's captious question exposed the student's lack of preparation for the presentation.
adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun
A1 She asked a captious question about the weather, wanting to start a conversation.
A2 The teacher posed a captious question to test the students' understanding of the topic.
B1 The journalist's captious question put the politician on the spot during the interview.
B2 The lawyer's captious question revealed a flaw in the witness's testimony.
C1 The professor's captious question challenged the assumptions of the research paper.
C2 The scientist's captious question led to a breakthrough in the field of quantum physics.
formal The attorney asked a captious question during the cross-examination.
informal The teacher always asks captious questions to make us think harder.
slang The interviewer hit me with a captious question out of nowhere.
figurative His captious questions were like arrows aiming to find faults in my argument.
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