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hypercritical

[ hahy-per-krit-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.


hypercritical

/ ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl /

adjective

  1. excessively or severely critical; carping; captious


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Derived Forms

  • ˌhyperˈcritiˌcism, noun
  • ˌhyperˈcritic, noun
  • ˌhyperˈcritically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • hyper·criti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypercritical1

First recorded in 1595–1605; hyper- + critical

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Example Sentences

Quite a number of Marxian critics find themselves in the same position as the hypercritical French sculptor.

To be hypercritical, I might suggest that perhaps occasionally the version is rather too literal.

Be not hypercritical, for Heart's sake, against a man whose aim it is to help the cause of Heart.

The public ear has become dainty, fastidious, hypercritical; hence the Ballad-Singer languishes and dies.

The rest of the evening I could enjoy to my heart's content with no hypercritical glances following me around.

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