hypercritical
excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
Origin of hypercritical
1Other words from hypercritical
- hy·per·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with hypercritical
- hypercritical , hypocritical
Words Nearby hypercritical
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How to use hypercritical in a sentence
So sometimes I think I would overreact over little things just because I’m hypercritical of myself.
Vincent And Briana Of ‘Married At First Sight’ Explain The Perks Of Marrying A Stranger And Finding Love On TV | Victoria Uwumarogie | June 17, 2021 | Essence.comHer mother ran the household with a hypercritical eye, although she could stand only for short periods.
Cecilia Chiang, grand dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100 | Tim Carman | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostQuite a number of Marxian critics find themselves in the same position as the hypercritical French sculptor.
The life and teaching of Karl Marx | M. BeerTo 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.
Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper
The public ear has become dainty, fastidious, hypercritical; hence the Ballad-Singer languishes and dies.
The History of the Catnach Press | Charles HindleyThe rest of the evening I could enjoy to my heart's content with no hypercritical glances following me around.
Vacation with the Tucker Twins | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for hypercritical
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl) /
excessively or severely critical; carping; captious
Derived forms of hypercritical
- hypercritic, noun
- hypercritically, adverb
- hypercriticism, noun
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