Dictionary  cap•tiousPronunciation: (kap'shus), [key] —adj. 1. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please. 2. proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition: He could never praise without adding a captious remark. 3. apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, esp. in argument: captious questions. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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