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[ oh-ver-krit-i-kuhl ] / ˈoʊ vərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcritical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexcessively critical; hypercritical. Origin of overcriticalFirst recorded in 1850–55; over- + critical OTHER WORDS FROM overcriticalo·ver·crit·i·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·crit·i·cal·ness, nounWords nearby overcriticalovercomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection, overcritical, overcrop, overcrowd, overcrowding, overcurrent, overdate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcriticalBy the same token, you are urged to keep mum more than usual, lest you enter overpromising or overcritical territory. What the Stars Hold for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST There are always plenty of overcritical people besides Miss Pettus to be found everywhere. Oldfield|Nancy Huston Banks I felt at the time that a man who objects to a few taps on the face with a pickax is overcritical. Behind the Beyond|Stephen Leacock Well, for a man who looks negligee even in evening clothes aren't you overcritical? Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber
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