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overcritical
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o·ver·crit·i·cal
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vərˈkrɪt
ɪ
kəl
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krit
-i-k
uh
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adjective
excessively
critical
; hypercritical.
Origin:
1850–55;
over-
+
critical
Related forms
o·ver·crit·i·cal·ly,
adverb
o·ver·crit·i·cal·ness,
noun
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overcritical
adjective
inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality" [syn:
hypercritical
]
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