ˈsmelˌfəŋgəs noun
Etymology: after Smelfungus, a hypercritical traveler in A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy (1768) by Laurence Sterne died 1768 British novelist, who intended this character to satirize Tobias Smollett died 1771 British novelist for his descriptions in Travels through France and Italy (1766)
: a captious critic : faultfinder