carping (redirected from carpingly)

carp·ing  (kärpng)

adj.

Naggingly critical or complaining.

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carping·ly adv.

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carping [ˈkɑːpɪŋ]

adj

tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding

carpingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carping - persistent petty and unjustified criticism faultfinding criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

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carping

adjective fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, cavilling, hypercritical, captious They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

Translations

carping [ˈkɑːpɪŋ]

A. ADJ → criticón, reparón

B. N → quejas fpl constantes

carping

adj a carping old woman → eine alte Meckerziege (inf); she grew weary of his carping criticism → sie wurde sein ständiges Nörgeln leid

n → Nörgelei(en) f(pl), → Gemecker nt (inf)

carping [ˈkɑːpɪŋ]

1. adj (critic) → che trova sempre qualcosa da ridire

2. n → lamentele fpl