transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkap-shəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English capcious, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French captieux, from Latin captiosus, from captio deception, verbal quibble, from capere to take — more at heave
Date: 14th century
1. : marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
captious critics
2. : calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument
a captious question
Synonyms: see critical
• cap·tious·ly adverb
• cap·tious·ness noun