Definition of: captious

(kap′shəs) adjective
1. Apt to find fault; hypercritical.
2. Perplexing; sophistical. [<L captiosus fallacious <captio sophism <capere take]
—cap′tious·ly adverb
—cap′tious·ness noun Synonyms: carping, caviling, censorious, critical, cross, cynical, faultfinding, hypercritical. Antonyms: appreciative, approving, commendatory, eulogistic, flattering, laudatory.