12
carping(noun, adjective, cut, mean, hit)
8
captious(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, irritable)
8
critical(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, irritable)
8
hypocritical(adjective, deceitful, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
8
nitpicking(verb, adjective, critical, dissatisfied, unfavorable)
7
quibbling(verb, adjective, critical, trifling, dissatisfied)
6
faultfinding(noun, adjective, cut, mean, hit)
5
nagging(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
5
overcritical(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
5
whiny(adjective, sullen, crabby, moody, sulky)
4
censorious(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
4
cross(adjective, mean, severe, nervous, irritable)
4
finicky(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
4
fretful(adjective, mean, nervous, short, irritable)
4
hypercritical(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
4
pettifogging
3
criticism(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
3
cynical
3
derogatory(adjective, critical)
3
disparaging(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
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