hy·per·crit·i·cal

[hahy-per-krit-i-kuhl]
adjective
excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.

Origin:
1595–1605; hyper- + critical

hy·per·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

hypercritical, hypocritical.
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hypercritical (ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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