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Use "captiousness" in a sentence
"I've not "accused" you of captiousness, I've merely noticed that when it comes to Pope Benedict and the post-Vatican II magisterium of Holy Mother Church, you ARE captious."
"Rather, you've accused me of captiousness and questioned by manners."
"Besides, captiousness, sullenness, and pouting are most exceedingly illiberal and vulgar."