Definitions

hypercritical

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

ADJECTIVE

captious

Synonyms

WEAK

carping caviling censorious critical demanding faultfinding finicky fussy hair-splitting hard to please niggling nit-picking overcritical persnickety

Example Sentences

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Hypercritical of and mostly hates romance movies, but also won’t watch anything else.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2021

Hypercritical youth will deny that man has a right to confine his neighbourliness to a single day in the year any more than he has a right to confine his sanctity to the Sabbath.

From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert

Hypercritical and eaten up by local and personal jealousies in public life, they are less loyal to parties and leaders, and less capable of permanent organization for a variety of objects.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

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