hypercritical
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Every run that Australia managed to eke out for their final wicket would have gnawed away at Bavuma who was, if we are being hypercritical, guilty of a slight captaincy misstep.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
“Kind of by default, he is a hypercritical person of art or media. He’s a very natural like writer because he’s a real student of film and television.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
She is hyper-analytical — and sometimes hypercritical — of her skiing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023
"I don't mean to be hypercritical of the on-scene commander," McCraw said.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2022
Throughout my entire PhD candidacy, he was hypercritical of my work.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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