WORD OF THE DAY: EXCEPTIOUS

EXCEPTIOUS
 
ADJ.
prone to making objections;
​cavilling, peevish, captious, complaining ...1602

ETYMOLOGY
from excepti(on) + -ous 

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1602 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Our Lords they charge, our Ladies they command,
And who but us? And for a thing not done,
Our Lords and Ladies anger, out of hand,
Must turne us walking in the Summers Sunne,
While those things that are done must alwaies lye,
As objects to a nice exceptious eye..."
From: Sword & Buckler
- William Basse