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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.
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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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Words related to hypercritic

attacker, carper, caviler, censor, complainant, complainer, defamer, disparager, doubter, maligner, muckraker, nagger, quibbler, scolder, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper, faultfinder, nitpicker

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