Captious
Captious , adjective
[French captieux, Latin captiosus. See Caption.]
1.
Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
A captious and suspicious age.
I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to abide the test of a captious controversy.
2.
Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
Captious restraints on navigation.
Caviling is the carping of argument, carping the caviling of ill temper.