critical
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: fault-finding, detracting
Synonyms:
analytical
belittling
biting
calumniatory
captious
carping
caviling
cavillous
censorious
censuring
choleric
condemning
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
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
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: urgently important
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