Understanding Overcaptious Behavior: Recognizing Excessive Criticism and Nitpicking

Overcaptious is an adjective used to describe something that is excessively or needlessly captious, which means excessively critical or nitpicky.

For example, if someone is constantly finding fault with small details and ignoring the bigger picture, they might be described as overcaptious.

The word is not commonly used in everyday language, but it can be useful for describing situations where someone is being overly pedantic or picky.

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