Captious

kap's hus, a. Apt to find fault or cavil; fitted to catch or perplex; petulant; fretful.— Cap'tive, -tiv, n. A prisoner taken in war; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection, —a. Made prisoner; kept in bondage: serving to confine; pert, to bondage.— Cap'tivate, v. t. Lit., to capture; to overpower with excellence or beauty, fascinate. — Captivity, -tiv'I-tT, n. State of being a prisoner or under control: subjection.— Cap'tor,:ter, n. One who takes, as a prisoner or a prize. [L.] — Capture, kap'chur, n. Act of taking by force; seizure; thing taken.— v. t. To take by force, surprise, or stratagem. Capuchin. See under Cap.