criticastern.

Brit.

/ˌkrɪtᵻˈkastə/,

/ˈkrɪtᵻkastə/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪdəˌkæstər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin criticaster.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin criticaster (1611 or earlier) < criticus critic n. + -aster -aster suffix.

Somewhat rare.

An insignificant or mediocre critic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > [noun] > critic > petty or inferior

criticaster1669

criticling1756

criticule1840

1669 J. Ogilby tr. A. Kircher Antiq. China iv. 79 in tr. J. Nieuhof Embassy E.-India Company Many things related by our Fathers concerning the Indian Kingdoms and the Empire of China, are carped at by some Criticasters as being feigned and false.

1757 ‘L. Lively’ Merry Fellow II. 158 As trifling an affair as this may seem to some criticasters, there has many a life been lost by this ridiculous piece of negligence.

1872 A. C. Swinburne Under Microscope 36 The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules who decompose into criticasters.

1995 Country Living May 142/1 A cranky criticaster with the local press.

Derivatives

critiˈcasterism n. (a piece of) worthless criticism.

ΚΠ

1805 R. Southey Let. 20 Aug. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 87 You have rescued me from ——, whose criticasterisms have long annoyed me.

1983 J. M. Brownjohn tr. M. Gregor-Dellin Richard Wagner 222 The political rationality of contemporary civilized society is more or less matched by the contemplative criticasterism of a ‘professorial’ culture.

critiˈcastry n. worthless criticism.

ΚΠ

1887 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 16 June 516/1 His criticastry takes no stigmatic note of ‘was being done away’.

1959 W. Kaufmann Critique Relig. & Philos. xiv. 24 The other type of thinking is in danger of degenerating into superficial criticastry of previous philosophers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	criticaster
释义	criticastern. Brit. /ˌkrɪtᵻˈkastə/, /ˈkrɪtᵻkastə/, U.S. /ˈkrɪdəˌkæstər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin criticaster. Etymology: < post-classical Latin criticaster (1611 or earlier) < criticus critic n. + -aster -aster suffix. Somewhat rare. An insignificant or mediocre critic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > [noun] > critic > petty or inferior criticaster1669 criticling1756 criticule1840 1669 J. Ogilby tr. A. Kircher Antiq. China iv. 79 in tr. J. Nieuhof Embassy E.-India Company Many things related by our Fathers concerning the Indian Kingdoms and the Empire of China, are carped at by some Criticasters as being feigned and false. 1757 ‘L. Lively’ Merry Fellow II. 158 As trifling an affair as this may seem to some criticasters, there has many a life been lost by this ridiculous piece of negligence. 1872 A. C. Swinburne Under Microscope 36 The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules who decompose into criticasters. 1995 Country Living May 142/1 A cranky criticaster with the local press. Derivatives critiˈcasterism n. (a piece of) worthless criticism. ΚΠ 1805 R. Southey Let. 20 Aug. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 87 You have rescued me from ——, whose criticasterisms have long annoyed me. 1983 J. M. Brownjohn tr. M. Gregor-Dellin Richard Wagner 222 The political rationality of contemporary civilized society is more or less matched by the contemplative criticasterism of a ‘professorial’ culture. critiˈcastry n. worthless criticism. ΚΠ 1887 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 16 June 516/1 His criticastry takes no stigmatic note of ‘was being done away’. 1959 W. Kaufmann Critique Relig. & Philos. xiv. 24 The other type of thinking is in danger of degenerating into superficial criticastry of previous philosophers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1669
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