hypercritical
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I, on the other hand, can be nitpicky and hypercritical when I peruse the copy on the back of a cereal box.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
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
Just understand, your words are no match for my evidence,” he said in his February speech in Iowa, referencing some of the more hypercritical social media backlash he received after the 2021 address.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
"I don't mean to be hypercritical of the on-scene commander," McCraw said.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2022
And both sides of the river were, ultimately, hypercritical.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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