[cap.tious] adj [ME capcious, fr. MF or L; MF captieux, fr. L captiosus, fr. captio] (14c) 1: marked by an often ill-natured i nclination to stress faults and raise objections
2: calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument syn see critical -- cap.tious.ly adv -- cap.tious.ness n