that carping spirit in which she had been wont to judge of his actions (Anthony Trollope).
SYNONYM(S): censorious, captious.showed his age with some more of his crotchety carping (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
carp´ing|ly — carp|ing «KAHR pihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that carps; faultfinding; complaining: »that carping spirit in which she had been wont to judge of his actions (Anthony Trollope). SYNONYM(S): censorious, captious. –n. faultfinding; captious… … Useful english dictionary
carp — carp; carp·er; carp·ing·ly; cleis·to·carp; crem·o·carp; cys·to·carp; dip·ter·o·carp; dis·co·carp; en·do·carp; ep·i·carp; es·carp·ment; exo·carp; hy·po·carp; mer·i·carp; meso·carp; mono·carp; peri·carp; phy·lac·to·carp; plas·mo·di·o·carp;… … English syllables
carpingly — carp·ing·ly … English syllables
carping — carp•ing [[t]ˈkɑr pɪŋ[/t]] adj. characterized by or inclined to petty or fussy faultfinding • Etymology: 1275–1325 carp′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Carping — Carp ing (k[aum]rp [i^]ng), a. Fault finding; censorious caviling. See {Captious}. {Carp ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carpingly — Carping Carp ing (k[aum]rp [i^]ng), a. Fault finding; censorious caviling. See {Captious}. {Carp ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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