hypercritic

[hahy-per-krit-ik]

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noun

a person who is excessively or captiously critical.

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Origin of hypercritic

From the New Latin word hypercriticus, dating back to 1625–35. See hyper-, critic

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Related Words

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

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Have thirty-eight years corrected my taste, or made me a hypercritic in these matters?
Rural Rides
William Cobbett