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1 —1 use as in:
don't be so critical
Definition
finding fault and telling others; or tending to have unfavorable opinions
- "Don't you think—" she began, but before she could criticize David again, Norah interrupted.p. 43.1
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- She turned out to be an art critic; her review of the show had been in the Pittsburgh papers, and it wasn't pretty.p. 280.5
- "It's hard not to see this as criticism."p. 156.1
- "It would only be criticism if it were about you," she said.p. 156.1
- She was the visiting critic-in-residence.p. 256.1
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