Bible Dictionaries
Captious

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.

(2):

(a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Captious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/captious.html. 1828.