n. [ Pref. hyper- + critic: cf. F. hypercritique. ] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. “Hypercritics in English poetry.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hypercritical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. “Hypercritical readers.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hypercritical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism. [ 1913 Webster ]