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hypercritical

[hahy-per-krit-i-kuhl] / ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /


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Every run that Australia managed to eke out for their final wicket would have gnawed away at Bavuma who was, if we are being hypercritical, guilty of a slight captaincy misstep.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

She is hyper-analytical — and sometimes hypercritical — of her skiing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023

Sometimes you’re hypercritical of the things that maybe you do actually want to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Kind of the most hypercritical audience you will ever play to in your whole career.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

And both sides of the river were, ultimately, hypercritical.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss