overcritical


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Related to overcritical: parsimonious, impulsive, callous

o·ver·crit·i·cal

 (ō′vər-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Inclined to judge too severely; hypercritical.
o′ver·crit′i·cal·ly adv.

overcritical

(ˌəʊvəˈkrɪtɪkəl)
adj
excessively critical or disapproving
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.overcritical - inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"
hypercritical
critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

overcritical

adjective
Inclined to judge too severely:
captious, carping, censorious, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical.
Translations

overcritical

[ˌəʊvəˈkrɪtɪkəl] ADJ → hipercrítico
let's not be overcritical → seamos justos en nuestra crítica
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