hypercritical

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *krey-

Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider.

Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō

Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō)

Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor.

Latin criticus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English critical

English hypercritical

From hyper- + critical.

Adjective

hypercritical (comparative more hypercritical, superlative most hypercritical)

1. Meticulously or excessively critical.

   Synonym: ultracritical

   Antonyms: noncritical, uncritical

   Hypernyms: overcritical < critical

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fastidious

Derived terms

• hypercritically
• hypercriticalness
• hypercritical point

Related terms

• hypercriticism (noun)
• hypercriticize (verb)
• supercritical

Translations

overly critical

• Afrikaans: hiperkrities
• Czech: hyperkritický
• Greek: υπερκριτικός m (yperkritikós)
• Māori: arerorua m