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Dictionary: hy·per·crit·i·cal   ('pər-krĭt'ĭ-kəl) pronunciation
adj.
Excessively critical; captious.

hypercritically hy'per·crit'i·cal·ly adv.
hypercriticism hy'per·crit'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n.

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adj

Definition: carping
Antonyms: easy-going, uncritical


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IN BRIEF: adj. - Inclined to judge too severely.

Tutor's tip: The movie critic is "hypercritical" (overly inclined to find fault), not "hypocritical" (phony or fake).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overdrevent kritisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
overkritisch

Français (French)
adj. - excessivement critique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überkritisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικριτικότατος, δηκτικότατος

Italiano (Italian)
ipercritico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hipercrítico

Русский (Russian)
придирчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hipercrítico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hyperkritisk, småpetig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
苛评的, 吹毛求疵的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 苛評的, 吹毛求疵的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 혹평하는, 혹평적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酷評的な, 酷評する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعنت أو متطرف في النقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בקרני יותר מדי, מחפש פגמים‬


 
 
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