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hypercritical

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hy⋅per⋅crit⋅i⋅cal

  [hahy-per-krit-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
Origin:
1595–1605; hyper- + critical

Related forms:
hy⋅per⋅crit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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hy·per·crit·i·cal   (hī'pər-krĭt'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  Excessively critical; captious.
hy'per·crit'i·cal·ly adv., hy'per·crit'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n.
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