captious

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1. captious - Adjective

2. captious - Adjective Satellite

Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.

Source: Webster's dictionary

perverse fretful peevish hypercritical censorious carping caviling faultfinding fault-finding crabby critical cross severe contrary contentious

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beneficent able good positive favorable encouraging

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captious critic

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a captious pedant Source: Internet

an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor Source: Internet

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