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hypercritic

noun
/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/

Etymology

From hyper- + critic.

  1. derived from κριτικός — “of or for judging, able to discern”
  2. derived from criticus
  3. borrowed from critique
  4. prefixed as hypercritic — “hyper + critic”

Definitions

  1. A carping or unduly censorious critic.

    • 'Tis worth our conſideration, a little to examine how much theſe Hypercritiques of Engliſh Poetry, differ from the opinion of the Greek and Latine Judges of Antiquity: […]

  2. hypercritical

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