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