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Definition of "overcritical" [overcritical]

  • Inclined to judge too severely; hypercritical. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overcritical" in a sentence
  • "I'm like, "Oh, I never said that, but they're making me seem like I'm a little bit catty or a little bit rude or overcritical.""
  • "As artists, we are sensitive and overcritical of ourselves."
  • "In her later memoir, she indicated that part of her problems could be related to her difficult relationship with her mother who she found overcritical."