overcritical

[oh-ver-krit-i-kuhl] / ˈoʊ vərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

critical

Synonyms

WEAK

analytical belittling biting calumniatory captious carping caviling cavillous censorious censuring choleric condemning critic cutting cynical demanding demeaning derogatory diagnostic disapproving discerning discriminating disparaging exacting exceptive faultfinding finicky fussy hairsplitting humbling hypercritical lowering nagging niggling nit-picking particular penetrating reproachful sarcastic satirical scolding severe sharp trenchant withering

Example Sentences

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And how do you get rid of an overcritical inner censor?

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023

The Soup, consumers were encouraged to apply an overcritical eye toward the women they saw on the page and screen.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2022

Is he totally warm and cuddly Dad with them, but overcritical and insecure with your boy?

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2021

Miller could be overcritical at times, a notion amplified in the last few years.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 4, 2019

"Well, for a man who looks negligee even in evening clothes aren't you overcritical?"

From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna