1
chicanery
1
choleric
1
condemning(severe, harsh, critical, demanding, unfavorable)
1
contentious
1
critic(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, unsympathetic)
1
critical remark(noun, expression, cut, hit, contest)
1
critical remarks(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
1
cut(noun, hit, censure, reproach, disapproval)
1
cynical
1
delicate
1
demeaning
1
denunciation(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
derogatory
1
diagnostic
1
disapproving(severe, harsh, critical, demanding, dissatisfied)
1
discerning
1
discriminating(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, harsh)
1
disparagement(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
disparaging(severe, harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
1
disputatious(adjective, pharisaical, pharisaic)
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