faultfind

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from faultfinding, faultfinder, etc., equivalent to fault + find.

  1. inherited from *pent-
  2. inherited from *finþaną
  3. inherited from *finþan
  4. inherited from findan
  5. inherited from finden
  6. compounded as faultfind — “fault + find

Definitions

  1. To find fault (with)

    • Be not always faultfinding, even when your husband should once in a while stay a little too long from home, or commit some other impropriety, according to your standard of moral measures.
    • We've fault-found enough for one even.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA