31 entries under critical topic. ×

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caustic(adjective, attack, strong, hard, respect)
16
harsh(adjective, hard, unpleasant, cold, short)
12
sharp(adjective, mean, attack, strong, hard)
11
trenchant(adjective, mean, attack, strong, respect)
7
tart(adjective, strong, sharp, unpleasant, effect)
4
acerb(harsh, unpleasant, caustic, cutting)
2
censorious(adjective, rude, dissatisfied, disparaging)
1
carping(adjective, dissatisfied, sarcastic, mocking)
1
disparaging(keen, sharp, harsh, rude)
1
piquant(strong, hard, sharp, unpleasant, powerful)
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satirical(keen, sharp, caustic, sarcastic)
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bellyaching(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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caviling(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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complaining(dissatisfied, disparaging, caviling)
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criticizing(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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deprecatory(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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discontented(dissatisfied, complaining)
0
dissatisfied
0
fault-finding(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
0
griping(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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