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hypercritic

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/

hypercritic noun: a carping or unduly censorious critic.

Noun

hypercritic (plural hypercritics)

  1. A carping or unduly censorious critic.
    • 'Tis worth our conſideration, a little to examine how much theſe Hypercritiques of Engliſh Poetry, differ from the opinion of the Greek and Latine Judges of Antiquity: […]1674 (date written), John Dryden, “The Authors Apology for Heroique Poetry; and Poetique Licence”, in The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: An Opera. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry...

Adjective

hypercritic (comparative more hypercritic, superlative most hypercritic)

  1. hypercritical

Forms of hypercritic

Noun
pluralhypercritics
alternative formhypercritick
Adjective
comparativemore hypercritic
superlativemost hypercritic

Origin of hypercritic

From hyper- + critic.

Questions about hypercritic

What does hypercritic mean?
Hypercritic means a carping or unduly censorious critic.
What part of speech is hypercritic?
Hypercritic can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hypercritic?
Hypercritic is pronounced /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/.
What is the plural of hypercritic?
The plural of hypercritic is hypercritics.

Words near hypercritic in the dictionary

  1. hypercreatininaemia
  2. hypercreatininemia
  3. hypercreatinuria
  4. hypercreative
  5. hypercreativity
  6. hypercritic
  7. hypercritical
  8. hypercritical point
  9. hypercritical points
  10. hypercriticality
  11. hypercritically

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