Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick-fault

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: pick---fault
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A critic; a censorious person.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The foe of genius, learning's pest, / A pick-fault, scurvy hack at best"

Etymology

From pick + fault.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

pick-faults (plural)

Synonyms

faultfinder

Questions

What does pick-fault mean?: A critic; a censorious person.
Where does pick-fault come from?: From pick + fault.

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