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Captious
[cap-shuss] –adjective-
faultfinding; critical of trivial flaws; designed to entrap
Dictionary.com entry for Captious
Thorin N. Tatge & NerdFury are so captious
Online Etymology Dictionary entry for Captious
c.1408, from M.Fr. captieux, from L. captiosus, from captio "a deceiving, fallacious argument," lit. "a taking (in)," from capere "to take, catch" (see capable).
