2
fussy(severe, harsh, critical, demanding, unfavorable)
2
hit(noun, cut, censure, reproach, disapproval)
2
judgmental(adjective, critical)
2
knock(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
mean(nervous, irritable, worried, critical, restless)
2
niggling(severe, harsh, critical, demanding, unfavorable)
2
nit
2
pedantic(adjective, critical, overcritical, censorious)
2
perverse(mean, severe, cross, nervous, critical)
2
quibble(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
2
slam(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
stricture(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
swipe(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
Bronx cheer(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
1
Pecksniffian(adjective, hypocritical, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
acrimonious(mean, severe, cross, irritable, contrary)
1
bad-tempered(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
1
bad notices
1
blast(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
brickbats(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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