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hypercritic

[ hahy-per-krit-ik ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt ɪk /
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noun

a person who is excessively or captiously critical.

RELATED WORDS

doubter, complainant, complainer, quibbler, caviler, censor, nitpicker, carper, zapper, muckraker, disparager, maligner, slanderer, worrier, nagger, faultfinder, niggler, knocker, criticizer, aristarch

Nearby words

hyperchylomicronemia, hyperconscious, hypercorrect, hypercorrection, hypercortisolism, hypercritic, hypercritical, hypercriticism, hypercryesthesia, hypercube, hypercupremia

Origin of hypercritic

From the New Latin word hypercriticus, dating back to 1625–35. See hyper-, critic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hypercritic

  • Have thirty-eight years corrected my taste, or made me a hypercritic in these matters?

    Rural Rides|William Cobbett