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hypercritic
noun hy·per·crit·ic \ˌhī-pər-ˈkri-tik\
Definition of HYPERCRITIC
: a carping or unduly censorious critic
— hy·per·crit·i·cism \-ˈkri-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun
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Origin of HYPERCRITIC
New Latin hypercriticus, from hyper- + Latin criticus critic
Related to HYPERCRITIC
- Synonyms
- carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, criticizer, disparager, faultfinder, critic, knocker, niggler, nitpicker
Rhymes with HYPERCRITIC
ammonitic, anaclitic, analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, catalytic, cenobitic, coprolitic, diacritic, dialytic, doleritic, dolomitic, dynamitic, eremitic, granulitic, higher critic, laryngitic, paralytic, parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic, stalagmitic, sybaritic, syphilitic, thallophytic, thrombolytic, troglodytic, Ugaritic
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