exceptious
adjective
ex·cep·tious
-shnəs
archaic
: disposed to take exception
exceptiousness noun
plural -es
archaic 
Word History
Etymology
exception + -ous
- holding forth
- holding fund
- holding ground
- holding in
- holding method
- holding off
- holding off (on)
- holding off on
- holding on
- holding on to
- holding one's breath
- holding one's horses
- holding one's tongue
- holding out
- holding out (past)
- holding out past
- holding over
- holding past
- holding pattern
- holding patterns
- holding to
- holding together
- holding up
- holding water
- holding with