hypercritical
Use Hypercritical in a sentence
pərˈkrɪt adjective
excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
Related forms
hy·per·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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hypercritical (ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| excessively or severely critical; carping; captious | |
| hyper'critic | |
| —n | |
| hyper'critically | |
| —adv | |
| hyper'criticism | |
| —n | |
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Hypercritical
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
We venture, too, to record a perhaps hypercritical objection to the blinding sky in this particular collocation.
Hence, one should not be hypercritical when witnessing audible films.
He is as hyperbolic as he is hyperactive as he is hypercritical.
There is the initial stage of hypercritical wariness.
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