21
critical(adjective, praise, severe, opinion, description)
20
judgemental(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement)
15
carping(adjective, praise, opinion, description, critical)
14
perfectionist
12
captious(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross)
12
hypercritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross)
11
strict(adjective, severe, faultfinding, fastidiousness)
10
disparaging(adjective, opinion, description, critical, characterization)
8
critic(noun, faultfinding)
8
derogatory(adjective, severe, harsh, offensive, critical)
8
overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross)
7
condemnatory(adjective, severe, critical, disapproving, nit-picking)
7
deprecatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement)
7
fault-finding(adjective, opinion, description, critical, characterization)
7
faultfinding(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, critical)
7
querulous(adjective, hard, difficult, critical, grouchy)
7
severe(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
6
depreciatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement)
6
exacting(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
6
harsh(adjective, severe, unfriendly, critical, spiteful)
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