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adverse criticism
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analytical
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bad notices
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belittling
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bickering
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biting
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blast(noun, verb, cut, hit, censure)
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boggling
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bookish
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brickbat(noun, blast, contest, criticism, clinkers)
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brickbats(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
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call down(noun, verb, expression, cut, hit)
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calumniatory(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, unsympathetic)
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careful(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict, thorough)
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cavillous(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
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censorious(severe, harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
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censoriousness
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censure(noun, verb, cut, hit, condemn)
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censuring
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chicane
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