hypercritical
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hy·per·crit·i·cal

adjective \-ˈkri-ti-kəl\

Definition of HYPERCRITICAL

: meticulously or excessively critical
hy·per·crit·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of HYPERCRITICAL

  1. <if you go by what that hypercritical reviewer says, you are going to end up seeing very few movies>

First Known Use of HYPERCRITICAL

1605

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