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captious adjective

  /ˈkæpʃəs/
  • (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
 haarspalterisch, spitzfindig, verfänglich
  • Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
 kleinkariert, kleinlich, krittelig
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