1
dodging
1
evasive
1
exact
1
exception
1
exceptive(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
fencing
1
fretful(particular, finicky, pharisaical, pharisaic, picky)
1
fussbudget(adjective, rough, demanding, scrupulous, fussy)
1
grousing(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
1
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, rough, critical)
1
harsh
1
hedging
1
home thrust
1
hostile criticism
1
humbling
1
hypercriticalness
1
imputation
1
kvetching(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
1
logic-chopping
1
lowering
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