captious vs edgy

captious

adj
  • Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky. 

edgy

adj
  • Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others. 

  • Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass. 

  • Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. 

  • On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. 

  • Nervous, apprehensive. 

  • Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge. 

  • Sharp; having prominent edges. 

How often have the words captious and edgy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )