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hypercritic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/
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Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
English critic
English hypercritic
From hyper- + critic.
Meanings
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hypercritical
Forms
hypercritic en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
English critic
English hypercritic
From hyper- + critic.
Meanings
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A carping or unduly censorious critic.
'Tis worth our conſideration, a little to examine how much theſe Hypercritiques of Engliſh Poetry, differ from the opinion of the Greek and Latine Judges of Antiquity: […]
1674 (date written), John Dryden, “The Authors Apology for Heroique Poetry; and Poetique Licence”, in The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: An Opera. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1677, →OCLC, page 22:
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