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单词 overcritical
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Definition of overcritical in English:

overcritical

adjective əʊvəˈkrɪtɪk(ə)lˌoʊvərˈkrɪdək(ə)l
  • Inclined to find fault too readily.

    she'd been overcritical of Margaret
    one couldn't help being overcritical of one's own performance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People are traditionally overcritical of their own work.
    • Again, I am not trying to be overcritical of them, but let's be realistic.
    Synonyms
    fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular
    fussy, finicky, fastidious, meticulous, pedantic, over-exacting, overscrupulous, punctilious, perfectionist
    Scottish &amp Irish pass-remarkable
    informal nitpicking, pernickety
    archaic overnice
 
 

Definition of overcritical in US English:

overcritical

adjectiveˌōvərˈkridək(ə)lˌoʊvərˈkrɪdək(ə)l
  • Inclined to find fault too readily.

    she'd been overcritical of Margaret
    one couldn't help being overcritical of one's own performance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People are traditionally overcritical of their own work.
    • Again, I am not trying to be overcritical of them, but let's be realistic.
    Synonyms
    fault-finding, hypercritical, captious, carping, cavilling, quibbling, hair-splitting, hard to please, over-censorious, over-particular
 
 
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