Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults

tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

apt t'raise objecshuns t'trivial faults o' defects; given t'fault-findin'; difficult t'please.

apt ter raise objections ter trivial faults or defects; given ter fault-findin'; difficult ter please.

apt to raise objections to trivial faults or defects; given to fault-finding; difficult to please.