Meaning Of The Word Captious

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captious in American English
made only for the sake of argument or faultfinding
adjective: apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please

captious in British English
adjective: apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping

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