1. The quality or state of being captious; a tendency to find fault or raise petty objections.
Usage: Plural form of captiousness; Often used to describe an annoying or overly critical attitude

Examples

• The professor's captiousnesses made it difficult for students to feel confident in their work.
• Her captiousnesses about minor grammatical errors frustrated her colleagues.
• The critic's captiousnesses were evident in every review he wrote.
• We grew tired of his constant captiousnesses regarding the project details.
• The captiousnesses of the committee delayed the approval process unnecessarily.