captious

• Adjectif qualifiant une personne excessivement critique ou qui aime soulever des objections insignifiantes, souvent de manière mesquine ou pointilleuse.

An adjective describing a person who is overly critical or fond of making trivial objections, often in a petty or fault-finding manner.

1. Fault-findingC2formal

   Tending to point out minor flaws or errors, often in a petty or critical manner.

   critiqueur

   • His captious remarks during the meeting annoyed everyone.
   • She had a captious nature, always criticizing small details.
   • The captious reviewer focused on trivial mistakes in the book.

   Synonymescarpingcensoriouscriticalfaultfindinghypercriticalovercriticalquerulous

   Antonymesappreciativecomplimentarylaudatoryuncritical