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overcritical

[oh-ver-krit-i-kuhl] / ˈoʊ vərˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /


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And how do you get rid of an overcritical inner censor?

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023

The Soup, consumers were encouraged to apply an overcritical eye toward the women they saw on the page and screen.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2022

Is he totally warm and cuddly Dad with them, but overcritical and insecure with your boy?

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2021

Miller could be overcritical at times, a notion amplified in the last few years.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 4, 2019

A man whose soul is reeling with the intoxication of a new-found happiness is not overcritical about the exact movement of the hand that has put the cup to his lips.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend




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