captious

Fault-finding is a related term of captious.

As an adjective captious is

(obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

In obsolete terms the difference between captious and passionate

is that captious is that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while passionate is to express with great emotion.

As a noun passionate is

a passionate individual.

As a verb passionate is

to fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

Caviling is a related term of captious.

As a verb caviling

is .

As a noun caviling

is cavilation.

As an adjective captious is

(obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

Irritable is a related term of captious.

As adjectives the difference between irritable and captious

is that irritable is capable of being irritated while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

As adjectives the difference between peevish and captious

is that peevish is constantly complaining; fretful, whining while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

As adjectives the difference between polemical and captious

is that polemical is of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

As a noun polemical

is a diatribe or polemic.

As adjectives the difference between captious and argumentative

is that captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while argumentative is prone to argue or dispute.

Fretful is a synonym of captious.

As adjectives the difference between fretful and captious

is that fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

As adjectives the difference between captious and splenetic

is that captious is that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while splenetic is bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.

As a noun splenetic is

a person affected with spleen.

Captious is a related term of severe.

As adjectives the difference between captious and severe

is that captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while severe is severe, harsh.