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
Clarke Schmidt said it was probably one of the team’s better flights as far as turbulence goes, but that his teammates were hypercritical on the landing a little bit.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
She is hyper-analytical — and sometimes hypercritical — of her skiing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023
And both sides of the river were, ultimately, hypercritical.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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