74 entries under disparaging topic. ×
| severe(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| particular(adjective, close, sharp, fine, proper) | |
| finicky(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise) | |
| fussy(adjective, hard, tough, sharp, fine) | |
| demanding(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, meticulous) | |
| exacting(adjective, hard, tough, severe, fine) | |
| discriminating(adjective, sharp, obscure, fine, exact) | |
| sarcastic(adjective, mean, severe, keen, sharp) | |
| derogatory(adjective, severe, harsh, offensive, negative) | |
| trenchant(adjective, severe, keen, sharp, unpleasant) | |
| cutting(adjective, mean, severe, keen, sharp) | |
| caviling(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, nervous) | |
| critic(adjective, severe, harsh, unsympathetic, unfavorable) | |
| deprecative(adjective, opinion, description, characterization) | |
| deprecatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization) | |
| overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, unsympathetic) | |
| depreciative(adjective, offensive, scornful, contemptuous) | |
| depreciatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization) | |
| faultfinding(adjective, upset, mean, praise, unhappy) |
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