He was very contradictory and pragmatical, and apt, as I thought, to differ from Master Simon now and then, out of mere Captiousness.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
Many Englishmen, however, are still guilty of a thoughtless Captiousness towards America, which is none the less galling because it manifests itself in the most trifling matters.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
He desired most earnestly to justify his Captiousness; and to this end exercised a power of conscientious observation on his new acquaintances.
"Alias The Lone Wolf"
Louis Joseph Vance