hypercritic

noun

hy·​per·​crit·​ic ˌhī-pər-ˈkri-tik 

: a carping or unduly censorious critic

hypercriticism

ˌhī-pər-ˈkri-tə-ˌsi-zəm 

noun

Synonyms

• carper
• castigator
• caviler
• caviller
• censurer
• critic
• criticizer
• disparager
• faultfinder
• knocker
• niggler
• nitpicker

Examples of hypercritic in a Sentence

of course the hypercritics were quick to jump on the film for every time it deviated even slightly from the novel on which it was based

Word History

Etymology

New Latin hypercriticus, from hyper- + Latin criticus critic

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above