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o⋅ver⋅crit⋅i⋅cal
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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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o·ver·crit·i·cal
(ō'vər-krĭt'ĭ-kəl)
adj. Inclined to judge too severely; hypercritical.
o'ver·crit'i·cal·ly
adv.
,
o'ver·crit'i·cal·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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