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