I take the official oath today with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules (Abraham Lincoln, in his first inaugural address, March 4, 1861).
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hy´per|crit´i|cal|ly — hy|per|crit|i|cal «HY puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. too critical: »I take the official oath today with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules (Abraham Lincoln, in his first… … Useful english dictionary
su´per|crit´i|cal|ly — su|per|crit|i|cal «SOO puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. Nuclear Physics. having more than the amount of fissionable material necessary for sustaining a chain reaction: »a supercritical mass, a supercritical reactor. 2. Aeronautics. able to… … Useful english dictionary
su|per|crit|i|cal — «SOO puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. Nuclear Physics. having more than the amount of fissionable material necessary for sustaining a chain reaction: »a supercritical mass, a supercritical reactor. 2. Aeronautics. able to maintain a supersonic… … Useful english dictionary
hy·per·crit·i·cal — … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
hypercritical — hy•per•crit•i•cal [[t]ˌhaɪ pərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. excessively or harshly critical; overcritical; carping • Etymology: 1595–1605 hy per•crit′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
hypercritical — hy|per|crit|i|cal [ˌhaıpəˈkrıtıkəl US pər ] adj too eager to criticize other people and things, especially about small details >hypercritically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
hypercritical — hy|per|crit|i|cal [ ,haıpər krıtıkl ] adjective tending to criticize a lot in a very unfair way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
