faultfinding

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: carpingcaptious

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. persistent petty and unjustified criticismSynonyms: carping

Adjective (2)

  1. tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions“a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
  2. tending to find and call attention to faults“a captious pedant”“an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor”Synonyms: captious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fault-finding \Fault"-find`ing\, n. The act of finding fault or blaming; -- used derogatively. Also Adj. [1913 Webster]
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