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▸ adjective: (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
▸ adjective: Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
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▸ adjective: (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
▸ adjective: Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
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faultfinding,
critical,
catchy,
sophisticative,
insidious,
contraptious,
cautelous,
tettish,
snary,
illecebrous,
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