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captious

cap·tious [ kápshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. overly critical: tending to find fault and make trivial and excessive criticisms

2. entrapping: intended to confuse or entrap an opponent in an argument

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin captiosus< caption- (see caption)]

cap·tious·ly adverb
cap·tious·ness noun
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