FAULTFINDING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • persistent petty and unjustified criticism
   Synonym(s)
   • carping (what does carping mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) faultfinding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • criticism (what does criticism mean?)
   • unfavorable judgment (what does unfavorable judgment mean?)

FAULTFINDING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • tending to find and call attention to faults
   Synonym(s)
   • captious (what does captious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a captious pedant
   • an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor
   Similar To
   • critical (what does critical mean?)