captious

Cross is a related term of captious.

As a proper noun cross

is for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.

As an adjective captious is

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

Waspish is a related term of captious.

As adjectives the difference between waspish and captious

is that waspish is suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp 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 cantankerous and captious

is that cantankerous is given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

Captious is a synonym of troublesome.

As adjectives the difference between captious and troublesome

is that captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while troublesome is giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

As adjectives the difference between irascible and captious

is that irascible is easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable while captious is that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

Captious is a synonym of peevishfretful.

As adjectives the difference between cynical and captious

is that cynical is of or relating to the cynics, a sect of ancient greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue 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 finicky

is that captious is that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical while finicky is fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

As a noun rebuttal

is the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

As an adjective captious is

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

As a noun rebuttals

is .

As an adjective captious is

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