criticlingn.
/ˈkrɪtᵻklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkrɪdᵻklɪŋ/ Now rare.
An insignificant or mediocre critic. Cf. critickin n., criticule n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > [noun] > critic > petty or inferior
criticaster1669
criticling1756
criticule1840
1756 F. Brooke in Old Maid 13 Mar. 108 The Criticlings, who are disposed to be so minute in their animadversions upon me.
1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 185 Criticlings may drawl and drivel..about the earliest authors being most original.
1924 Contemp. Verse June Let the criticlings chirp as they may, the illustration is less important than the inspiration.
1968 J. Morressy Addison Trad. i. 16 The fixations of these shallow criticlings are as distinctive as fingerprints.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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