overcritical

[ oh-ver-krit-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. excessively critical; hypercritical.

Other Words From

• over·criti·cal·ly adverb
• over·criti·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overcritical¹

First recorded in 1850–55; over- + critical

Example Sentences

By the same token, you are urged to keep mum more than usual, lest you enter overpromising or overcritical territory.

From The Daily Beast

Well, for a man who looks negligee even in evening clothes aren't you overcritical?

From Project Gutenberg

I felt at the time that a man who objects to a few taps on the face with a pickax is overcritical.

From Project Gutenberg

There are always plenty of overcritical people besides Miss Pettus to be found everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg