Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hypercritical. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hypercritical, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hypercritical in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hypercritical you have here. The definition of the word
hypercritical will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hypercritical, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From hyper- + critical.
Adjective
hypercritical (comparative more hypercritical, superlative most hypercritical)
- Meticulously or excessively critical.
- Synonym: ultracritical
- Antonyms: noncritical, uncritical
- Hypernyms: overcritical < critical
- Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
Derived terms
Translations