#the og in the poem is 'fraptious' btw to avoid any confusion

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Captious

[ kap-shuhs ]

Adjective

1. Tending to find fault or raise petty objections; critical in a negative and nitpicking way.

2. Intended to entrap or confuse, often through tricky questioning.

Synonyms (def. 1)

Faultfinding

Hypercritical

Carping

Censorious

Quibbling

Origin

Early 17th century; from Latin "captiosus;" from "captio," meaning a taking.

Example

His captious remarks about the presentation overshadowed the positive aspects.

Related Forms

Captiously (adv.), Captiousness (noun)