critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly.
a critical essay
hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards.
hypercritical disparagement of other people's work
faultfinding implies a querulous or exacting temperament.
a faultfinding reviewer
captious suggests a readiness to detect trivial faults or raise objections on trivial grounds.
a captious critic
carping implies an ill-natured or perverse picking of flaws.
a carping editorial
censorious implies a disposition to be severely critical and condemnatory.
the censorious tone of the review
Examples of faultfinding in a Sentence
Adjective
publishers now have to produce textbooks that pass muster with a slew of faultfinding committees
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Some of the faultfinding was directed at Gen. Vasily Gerasimov, the head of the armed forces, in addition to Mr. Shoigu.—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022 Some of the faultfinding was directed at General Vasily Gerasimov, the head of the armed forces, in addition to Shoigu.—Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
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