caviling

acrimonious cantankerous carping cavillous censorious contrary crabby cross demanding deprecating disparaging exacting exceptive fault-finding finicky hypercritical irritable nagging nit-picking overcritical peevish perverse petulant sarcastic severe testy touchy

commendatory complimentary encouraging flattering laudatory praising

bellyaching criticizing disparaging griping grousing grumbling kvetching moaning nagging niggling quibbling whining

censorious critical deprecatory fault-finding grouchy hypercritical nit-picking overcritical scathing

complimentary forgiving

accusatory captious carping cavillous chiding complaining condemnatory condemning critical culpatory denouncing disapproving disparaging fault-finding hypercritical overcritical reprehending reproaching severe

complimentary encouraging flattering laudatory praising

demanding

analytical belittling biting calumniatory captious carping cavillous censorious censuring choleric condemning critic cutting cynical demeaning derogatory diagnostic disapproving discerning discriminating disparaging exacting exceptive finicky fussy hairsplitting humbling hypercritical lowering nagging niggling nit-picking overcritical particular penetrating reproachful sarcastic satirical scolding severe sharp trenchant withering

complimentary laudatory praising trivial uncritical unimportant

annoyed faultfinding peeved short vexed

cantankerous captious choleric churlish crabby cranky crotchety crusty disagreeable fractious fretful grouchy grumpy ill-humored ill-tempered impatient irascible irritable out of humor peevish pettish petulant put out querulous quick-tempered snappy splenetic sullen surly testy tetchy touchy waspish

animated cheerful happy pleasant

cantankerous captious contentious controversial dissentious litigious polemical pugnacious quarrelsome

agreeable calm peaceful

berating carping

captious censorious niggling querulous

praising

captious carping complaining contrary crabby cranky critical cross crotchety edgy faultfinding fractious huffy mean ornery out of sorts peevish perverse petulant querulous short-tempered snappish splenetic testy touchy uneasy worried wreck

calm cheered easygoing happy joyous laid-back pleased relaxed

carping censorious critical demanding faultfinding finicky fussy hair-splitting hard to please niggling nit-picking overcritical persnickety

deceptive duplicitous false insincere sanctimonious self-righteous unnatural

affected artificial assuming bland canting captious deluding dissembling double double-dealing faithless feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaical phony pietistic pious smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unreliable

forthright frank genuine honest humble open real truthful

actual authentic just reliable righteous sincere upright

analytical belittling biting calumniatory captious carping cavillous censorious censuring choleric condemning critic cutting cynical demanding demeaning derogatory diagnostic disapproving discerning discriminating disparaging exacting exceptive faultfinding finicky fussy hairsplitting humbling hypercritical lowering nagging niggling nit-picking particular penetrating reproachful sarcastic satirical scolding severe sharp trenchant withering

affected artificial assuming bland canting captious deceptive deluding dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaic pharisaical phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

acrimonious angry bad-tempered cantankerous captious carping childish churlish complaining crabbed cranky critical cross crotchety crusty cussed fault-finding fractious fretful fretting grouchy grousing growling grumpy huffy ill-natured mean morose obstinate ogre ornery out-of-sorts pertinacious petulant querulous short-tempered snappy splenetic sulky sullen surly tetchy touchy ugly waspish waspy whining

accepting friendly happy pleasant

cranky fractious impatient irritable perverse sullen testy whiny

bad-tempered captious complaining cross crybaby displeased fault-finding fretful grouchy grumbling huffy ill-humored mean peevish pouting querulous snappish sour sulky touchy ungracious uptight waspish whining

agreeable cheerful happy nice patient willing

good-natured pleasant

Pecksniffian affected artificial assuming bland canting captious deceptive deluding dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaical phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

Pecksniffian affected artificial assuming bland canting captious deceptive deluding dissembling double double-dealing duplicitous faithless false feigning fishy fraudulent glib hollow insincere jivey left-handed lying moralistic oily pharisaic phony pietistic pious sanctimonious self-righteous smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued snide specious spurious two-faced unctuous unnatural unreliable

captious casuistic elusive evasive hairsplitting prevaricative sophistic sophistical

denunciation objection

animadversion aspersion blast brickbats carping cavil censure cut disparagement faultfinding flak hit knock opprobrium pan quibble reproof roast slam slap static stricture swipe vitriol zapper

Bronx cheer bad press call down critical remarks nit-picking panning put down rap on knuckles slap on wrist

approval compliment flattery praise sanction

estimation guess supposition

bickering carping faultfinding perfectionism pettiness sophistry

quibbling