HYPERCRITICAL


Meaning of HYPERCRITICAL in English

“+ adjective

also hy·per·critic “+

Etymology: hypercritical from New Latin hypercritic us + English -al; hypercritic from New Latin hypercriticus

: meticulously or excessively critical especially of small and trivial matters : overnice in judgment : captious , faultfinding

only the critical or hypercritical grammarian … discovers anything wrong in it — Otto Jespersen

constant hypercritical belittling of the efforts of others — Harold Rosen & H.E.Kiene

Synonyms: see critical

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.