RichThesaurus
captiousness
captiousness
synonyms
carping
fault-finding
cavilling
nitpicking
hairsplitting
pedantry
criticism
quibbling
smears
quarrelsomeness
pettishness
meticulousness
stickiness
querulousness
sledge
upbraiding
grouching
niggling
waspishness
exactness
slagging
stick
petulance
perfectionism
recriminations
reproval
grousing
literalism
spleen
irritability
verbal
oversensitivity
grumbling
remonstrances
vituperation
overnice
excoriation
finickiness
strictures
slagging off
complaining
slurs
reproofs
fastidiousness
edginess
chiding
griping
short-temperedness
overscrupulousness
flak
captiousness
definitions
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious