Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypercritic

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-crit-ic
IPA: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carping or unduly censorious critic.

adj

Example Sentences

"'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: […]"

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.

Inflected Forms

hypercritics (plural) hypercritick (alternative) more hypercritic (comparative) most hypercritic (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hypercritic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈkɹɪtɪk/.
What does hypercritic mean?: A carping or unduly censorious critic.
Where does hypercritic come from?: 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.

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