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captious

cap·tious

UK/ˈkæpʃəs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

tending to find and call attention to faults

  • “a captious pedant”
  • “an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor”
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Origin

From Middle English capcious, from Middle French captieux, or its source, Latin captiōsus, from captiō.

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