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hypercritical (high" pur KRIT i k'l) (adjective); more hypercritical, most hypercritical
1. Descriptive of someone who is overly severe in judgment: Melanie was always so very hypercritical with herself, thinking that she weighed too much although she had the figure of a model!
2. Characteristic of a person who is hard to please, especially regarding small details: Albert was quite hypercritical about choosing the best restaurant because the water served there had to have the right temperature, and the silverware had to shine brilliantly.
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2. Characteristic of a person who is hard to please, especially regarding small details: Albert was quite hypercritical about choosing the best restaurant because the water served there had to have the right temperature, and the silverware had to shine brilliantly.
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hypercritical, hypocritical
hypercritical (high" puhr KRIT i kuhl) (adjective)
Carping, judgmental, unfair to an excessive degree: A hypercritical parent or teacher can discourage a child from trying to improve.
hypocritical (hip" uh KRIT i kuhl) (adjective)
Concerning a person who pretends to have certain beliefs about what is proper or right, but practices the opposite or contrary behavior of those beliefs: A hypocritical teacher demands respect from students, but he or she does not show respect for them.
It would be hypocritical if a teacher overlooked the serious errors in his or her student’s homework, but it would be hypercritical if that instructor criticized other teachers for being too loose with their grading systems.
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