captious

English Thesaurus

1. tending to find and call attention to faults (adj.all)

similar	:	critical,
definition	:	marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws (adj.all)

derivation	:	carping, faultfinding,
definition	:	persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caption,
definition	:	taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carping, faultfinding,
definition	:	persistent petty and unjustified criticism (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caption,
definition	:	taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument (noun.communication)