- hypercritic
- noun Etymology: New Latin hypercriticus, from hyper- + Latin criticus critic Date: 1633 a carping or unduly censorious critic • hypercriticism noun
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Hypercritic — Hy per*crit ic, n. [Pref. hyper + critic: cf. F. hypercritique.] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. Hypercritics in English poetry. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypercritic — Hy per*crit ic, a. Hypercritical. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypercritic — [hī΄pər krit′ik] n. a hypercritical person … English World dictionary
hypercritic — /huy peuhr krit ik/, n. a person who is excessively or captiously critical. [1625 35; < NL hypercriticus. See HYPER , CRITIC] * * * … Universalium
hypercritic — noun A carping or unduly censorious critic … Wiktionary
hypercritic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully: carper, caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, niggler, nitpicker, quibbler. See PRAISE … English dictionary for students
hypercritic — hy·per·critic … English syllables
hypercritic — hy•per•crit•ic [[t]ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt ɪk[/t]] n. a person who is excessively or captiously critical • Etymology: 1625–35; < NL hypercriticus. See hyper , critic … From formal English to slang
hypercritic — /haɪpəˈkrɪtɪk/ (say huypuh kritik) noun someone who is excessively or captiously critical …
hypercritic — “+ noun Etymology: hyper + Greek kritikē criticism more at critic 1. obsolete : hypercriticism 2. [New Latin hypercriticus, n. or adjective, from hyper + Latin criticus, n. or … Useful english dictionary
