faultfinding
tending to find fault; disposed to complain or object; captious.
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How to use faultfinding in a sentence
Such faultfinding probably has as much to do with the zeitgeist as anything else.
A Miracle in…Cleveland? How the City Is Celebrating Amanda Berry’s 911 Call | Mansfield Frazier | May 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMrs. Hobbs, in spite of her faultfinding and temper, had been a competent and careful housekeeper.
Mary-'Gusta | Joseph C. LincolnTo any who had formed the idea that Mark Twain was irascible, exacting, and faultfinding, they will perhaps be a revelation.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900 | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)It is no time for faultfinding or resentment, said he, gently.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill | John T. McIntyreNobody ever yet succeeded in that noblest endeavor without abjuring needless faultfinding, croaking and fretting.
Rosemary and Rue | Amber
A good deal less faultfinding and a good deal more sympathy would be better all around.
Rosemary and Rue | Amber
British Dictionary definitions for fault-finding
continual and usually trivial criticism
the systematic investigation of malfunctions in electronic apparatus
given to finding fault
Derived forms of fault-finding
- fault-finder, noun
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