hypercritical

hy·per·crit·i·cal

adj \-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

Related to HYPERCRITICAL

Synonyms: captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, critical, judgmental, overcritical, rejective

Antonyms: uncritical

Related Words: discerning, discriminating, judicious; demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, nitpicky, particular, picky; pettifogging, quibbling; harsh, merciless, uncharitable, unforgiving

Near Antonyms: undiscriminating; undemanding, unfussy; charitable, forgiving

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Rhymes with HYPERCRITICAL

apolitical, diacritical, hypocritical, impolitical, Jacobitical, jesuitical, supercritical