hy|per|crit|ic

hy|per|crit|ic
hy|per|crit|ic «HY puhr KRIHT ihk», noun.
a person who is too critical.

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  • 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 inaugural address,… …   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

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  • 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

  • Hypercritic — Hy per*crit ic, n. [Pref. hyper + critic: cf. F. hypercritique.] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. Hypercritics in English poetry. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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