overcritical
Americanadjective
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And how do you get rid of an overcritical inner censor?
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2023
The Soup, consumers were encouraged to apply an overcritical eye toward the women they saw on the page and screen.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2022
Is he totally warm and cuddly Dad with them, but overcritical and insecure with your boy?
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2021
Miller could be overcritical at times, a notion amplified in the last few years.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 4, 2019
There are always plenty of overcritical people besides Miss Pettus to be found everywhere.
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston
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