4
overcritical(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
4
pedantic(adjective, obscure, precise, plodding, finicky)
4
pettifogging(noun, adjective)
4
punctilious
3
caviling(noun, adjective, cut, hit, severe)
3
exacting(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, harsh)
3
pernickety orpersnickety
3
petty
3
picayune
3
querulous
3
quibble(noun, verb, cut, hit, censure)
3
scrupulous(adjective, particular, fussy, fastidious, finicky)
2
animadversion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
aspersion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
2
bad press(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
2
captiousness
2
cavil(noun, verb, cut, hit, censure)
2
choosy(adjective, correct, critical, tidy, scrupulous)
2
dainty(adjective, rough, demanding, scrupulous, particular)
2
equivocation
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