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178 entries under adjective topic. ×
| captious(mean, praise, severe, cross) | |
| critical(praise, opinion, description, critical) | |
| censorious(praise, opinion, description, critical) | |
| fault-finding(noun, opinion, description, critical) | |
| faultfinding(noun, cut, mean, hit) | |
| caviling(noun, cut, mean, hit) | |
| hypercritical(praise, severe, cross, emotional) | |
| querulous(mean, hard, difficult, cross) | |
| quibbling(noun, verb, critical, dissatisfied) | |
| fretful(mean, difficult, cross, negative) | |
| nitpicking(noun, verb, critical, dissatisfied) | |
| pettifogging | |
| nit-picking(noun, cut, hit, severe) | |
| overcritical(praise, severe, harsh, cross) | |
| cavilling | |
| derogatory(critical, faultfinding) | |
| disparaging(opinion, description, critical, characterization) | |
| niggling(severe, harsh, critical, demanding) | |
| peevish(mean, severe, cross, nervous) | |
| sarcastic(mean, severe, nasty, cross) |
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