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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·per·crit·i·cal DATE 1605 : meticulously or excessively critical Synonyms: see critical Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: CRITICAL 1, captious, carping, caviling, cavillous, censorious, critic, faultfinding, overcriticalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·per·critical \“+\ adjective also hy·per·critic \“+\ Etymology: hypercritical from New Latin hypercriticus + English -al; hypercritic from New Latin hypercriticus : meticulously or excessively critical especially of small and trivial matters : overnice in judgment : captious , faultfinding < only the critical or hypercritical grammarian … discovers anything wrong in it — Otto Jespersen > < constant hypercritical belittling of the efforts of others — Harold Rosen & H.E.Kiene > Synonyms: see critical |
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