#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

Bepo tries his hand at fanfiction again. Kink: Role Reversal II.

SEAMAN TRAFALGAR LAW POV

My courageous CAPTAIN BEPO stared at me with his intense cerulean orbs. No matter how much I tried, or how long I had known him, the wonder, strength, cunning, warmth, intelligence and kindness, fierceness, savagery, determination, and magnificence of his character shone through his lovely black and flowing cloak that was embroidered with lots of different fish from all the seven oceans, and seals that he usually isn't allowed to eat.

But when he is the BRAVE captain he can eat all the seals he wants except for his loyal to a fault FIRST MATE, Seaman TRAFALGAR LAW. FIRST MATE, Seaman TRAFALGAR LAW is forever in KIND CAPTAIN BEPO's debt due to this graciousness.

(Beta reader: Shachi: Your eyes are black, Bepo.)

(Bepo to Shachi: Some people don't understand poetic licence.)

(Shachi to Bepo: Do you even know what colour cerulean is?)

(Bepo to Shachi: Do you? Can you even see in more than two shades, Dolphin boy?)

Filled with or motivated by capti; fervent.

Filled with, or characterized by, capti; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.

Filled with religious capti.

Full of capti; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.