Captious
"Captious" in German
haarspalterisch
(that captures misleadingly)
kleinkariert
(having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections)
kleinlich
(having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections)
krittelig
(having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections)
spitzfindig
(that captures misleadingly)
verfänglich
(that captures misleadingly)
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