| 单词 | hypercritical |
| 例句 | And both sides of the river were, ultimately, hypercritical. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Throughout my entire PhD candidacy, he was hypercritical of my work. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Michelle Zauner, the singer and guitarist who performs as Japanese Breakfast, also grew up with a hypercritical Korean parent: in her case, her mother. From Nigella Lawson to David Chang, Chefs Narrate the Stories Behind the Dishes 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z “We’re big believers that being outside always matters. But given quarantine, getting kids outdoors is hypercritical this summer.” Cozy Campfires. Capture the Flag. Coronavirus Tests? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Seyfried plays Holmes as earnest, driven, vulnerable and hypercritical before she turns chilly, manipulative and despotic. Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z One moment he is hypercritical of his son, imposing unrealistic expectations — and in the next, a boon companion. Buzz Bissinger's 'Father's Day': a father's love for two vastly different sons 2012-05-23T22:59:03Z Name a single popular figure who didn't come out of that era with some "baggage", especially as interpreted through today's hypercritical lens. ‘Reckless Daughter’: A Protective Biography of Joni Mitchell 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z She exemplifies the art of being adolescently hypercritical. Books of The Times: A Smart-Aleck Girl With a Gimlet-Eyed View 2011-02-23T15:27:12Z Most of my other films, I'm hypercritical of them. ArtsBeat: 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' to Receive Imax Re-Release 2012-08-14T21:45:36Z She is hypercritical of the men I date. Perspective | Ask Amy: Spouse sees marriage consumed by differences 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Karen is hypercritical of the school’s teachers, the curriculum, the kids and the other parents, either because they’re absent or overly involved. Can a parent’s liberal values pass the public school test? 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Kind of the most hypercritical audience you will ever play to in your whole career. ABC's Martin Fry on writing '80s love songs to be original: "It was kind of an act of rebellion" 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z That second part is crucial, he said, because typography tends to be an individualist and hypercritical field in which peers regularly try to outwit one another. These People Really Care About Fonts 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z As Sally Kohn wrote at The New Republic after the Dunham incident: “The minute feminism becomes hypercritical and humorless, it becomes too easy for the mainstream to dismiss our more valid complaints.” Don't Tear Down Patricia Arquette for a Well-Intentioned Speech 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z He writes beautifully about his students, the “hypercritical young intellectuals,” the future Resistance fighters, the snitches and collaborators. David Ball’s Translation of ‘Diary of the Dark Years’ 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Her hyper-intelligent and hypercritical father taught her that nothing she attempted was ever good enough. ‘Living with a Wild God’: a brave and unsettling memoir 2014-04-16T20:06:53Z To him, most women are “hysterical hypercritical harpies towards their boyfriends and husbands the vast majority of the time.” Bannon molded Breitbart into a far-right sledgehammer. How it will be wielded in the Trump era? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Dear Amy: My sister-in-law can be a warm, loving person, but she frequently comes across as controlling and hypercritical. Perspective | Ask Amy: Unsolicited advice meets resistance 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Yet even when Wendy, the youngest, was the toast of Broadway, her hypercritical mother, Lola, was nagging her to lose weight and find a husband. Author brings Wendy Wasserstein's complexities, gifts to light 2011-08-24T22:32:03Z There’s always another shackle to break in this hypercritical musical climate, even if she’s her biggest critic. What’s the Buzz for Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito 2013-04-18T09:45:32Z He was exacting and hypercritical about his final masterpiece, in ways that tormented his most ardent and selfless friends. Monet’s last, desperate effort to create the world’s most beautiful paintings 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z And yes, they are self-absorbed, hypercritical people who you would and should hate. Review: ‘Difficult People,’ on Hulu, Has Fun With the Aspiring and the Struggling 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z I’m hypercritical of how I look, how I act, how I come across in interviews. Chloë Sevigny: ‘Make lists after break-ups or have a passionate fling 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z My mother and her peers were groomed by society to be hypercritical of themselves and later, of their daughters. Naked with strangers, finally unafraid 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Clarke Schmidt said it was probably one of the team’s better flights as far as turbulence goes, but that his teammates were hypercritical on the landing a little bit. Yankees’ charter to Florida flown by father of New York pitcher Clarke Schmidt 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “Kind of by default, he is a hypercritical person of art or media. He’s a very natural like writer because he’s a real student of film and television.” In Season 2 of 'This Fool,' Chris Estrada ramps up the crises and dark jokes 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Just understand, your words are no match for my evidence,” he said in his February speech in Iowa, referencing some of the more hypercritical social media backlash he received after the 2021 address. Republican Sen. Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes you’re hypercritical of the things that maybe you do actually want to do. Swapping bar stories with books impresario, author and proud 'Dirtbag' Isaac Fitzgerald 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z A growing and increasingly hypercritical fan base is hoping to see Christian Pulisic & Co. reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. U.S. men return to World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z But she cut a warm, maternal figure compared with Pauline Robinson Pierce, Barbara’s mother, an imperious, erratic woman who was hypercritical of Barbara, her second daughter, to the point of cruelty. Review | For three generations of Bush women, personal pain and a public spotlight 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z To bring shoppers back into the stores at this hypercritical time, retailers, trade associations, governments and others have rolled out a series of strategies. Seattle-area retailers get ready for a crucial but precarious holiday season 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z "It's hypercritical to the zip codes that are being targeted," Cagan said of the Jewish community, which has protested such restrictions. Business run by Jewish single mom cited for COVID violation, while Biden supporters celebrate across city 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Her mother ran the household with a hypercritical eye, although she could stand only for short periods. Cecilia Chiang, grande dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Both of his parents were alcoholics and Brando would spend his life trying to forgive his distant, hypercritical father and his loving but emotionally disturbed mother. Review: Fine biography focuses on Brando’s internal struggle 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z This is not about being hypercritical of their lifestyle. Perspective | Stop doling out money to your adult children. It doesn’t really help. 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z But she has certainly been hypercritical of Trump. Barney Frank Defends Nancy Pelosi From Her Critics 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z A polarizing figure in the company, he had many who admired his instinctive business savvy and many who could not abide his hypercritical, micromanaging and shoot-from-the-lip personal style. Auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies at 94. He helped launch the Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy. 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Given his writing habits and hypercritical temperament, few expected him to undertake a popular book. Murray Gell-Mann (1929–2019) 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z I’m hypercritical, not on purpose, but it gets things off on the wrong foot. Are you too negative? Here’s how to build a new approach | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Even for a White House that has generated an extraordinary cornucopia of hypercritical kiss-and-tell books, Christie’s is exceptional for its excoriating description of events at which he was present. Chris Christie accuses Jared Kushner of political 'hit job' in explosive new book 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z He warned against being “hypercritical” because “you’re pretty much defining yourself.” Cubs’ Maddon fires back at Hurdle for criticizing Baez 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z In the past, he could be hypercritical of himself, going over every throw on film, demanding perfection. Huskies’ Jake Browning using his feet to get to the next level 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z He added that the coverage was “negative even by the standards of today’s hypercritical press.” 80% of news stories were critical of Donald Trump, says Harvard study 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Democrats argued it was hypercritical for Republican lawmakers who criticize the federal government for forcing Arizona to follows federal laws to turn around and do the same to cities and towns. Arizona OKs bill cutting funds to cities that cross state 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z But Democrats argued it was hypercritical for Republican lawmakers who constantly criticize the federal government for forcing Arizona to follows federal laws to turn around and do the same to its cities and towns. Bill cutting funds for cities that flout state law advances 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Various studies show that bad bosses – managers who are hypercritical, unfair, inept, hostile or harassing – are linked to an increased risk of heart attack, high blood pressure, depression, sleep problems, anxiety, overeating and more. 5 Reasons to Leave Your Toxic Job Right Now 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z At 33, he retains an oppositional inquisitive demeanor, flipping several of my interview questions back at me, like a punky teenager or a hypercritical academic. Autre Ne Veut: creating protest songs for the Snowden generation 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z He is hypercritical of teammates, and hyper determined to make himself the focus of the team. Lakers Lost Lustre 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Be supportive, try not to be hypercritical and definitely don’t become their manager. So Your Kid Wants to Be a Rock Star? 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Because they do not defend obviously hypercritical assets, their owners rarely have cause or inclination to compartmentalize them. Cyberattacks Are a Nuisance, Not Terrorism 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z It is unfair to be hypercritical towards Hillary, undoubtedly done so because she is a woman and held to higher standards. Women in Politics: College Edition -- St. John's University 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The existence of the Queen Bee—the ultra-competitive, hypercritical female boss who has zero interest in fostering the careers of fellow women, possibly even actively seeking to keep them down—has been much discussed. Are Queen Bees Real? 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Watching Skyler, drugmaker Walter White’s wife and mother of their two children, vacillate from suspicious outsider to hypercritical authoritarian to crime partner reminds us of how marriage can make us vulnerable. LIFE LESSONS 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z If the older parent is overly demanding, hypercritical or unappreciative, his child may become angry, resentful, depressed, even abusive to the parent. Well: When Parents Need Nurturing 2013-09-16T13:01:25Z Spouses whose mates became disagreeable, short tempered, hypercritical, or uncommunicative described family dynamics as a game of dodge ball, with everyone scurrying to avoid the entrepreneur's unpredictable temper. Entrepreneurship Changes You--and Not Always for the Better 2013-04-30T04:00:00Z The problem with Frank is, he is so hypercritical of everything that we do. Eddie Hearn looks likely to sign boxer from Frank Warren's stable 2013-03-01T19:47:37Z Some rode so well, and were so beautifully turned out, that the most hypercritical could find no fault; but of the majority—what can I say? Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Wakefield's hypercritical fastidiousness would have completely defeated the intentions of Gray. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-08T02:00:23.437Z De Buck, who is really almost hypercritical in rejecting, says he does not see a single objection to the genuineness of this inscription. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Marston understood this better now and doubted if he were clever enough for the job; Mabel did not mean him to be a hypercritical prig. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z We do not wish to be hypercritical, nor to strain at gnats. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z Those who accepted Morlene's verdict and now read the Plan simply for the purpose of defending her from hypercritical personages are heroes indeed. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z But, perhaps, as Ezekiel is coming, it is hypercritical to object to Jeremiah. Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature 2011-12-13T03:00:25.353Z "De Profundis" is purged of all the faults—one might almost say the faults of excellence—that the hypercritical student may sometimes find in the earlier prose of its author. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z And yet both his parents were aware that one need not be hypercritical to be able to see objections even against Arthur's wife. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z A hypercritical spectator might have suggested that the procession had been the best part of the show. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z In an atmosphere where potshots quickly escalate into raging topics, it is easy to perceive self-interest when an ex-player becomes hypercritical. On Football: To Rise Above the Din, Many Ex-Players Talk Trash 2011-11-02T00:38:03Z This we are far from stating from feelings of suspicion or hypercritical jealousy. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z The popular tenor, one of the idols of the hour, blundered over his lines and sang terribly out of tune, but the hypercritical first-night audience passed the defect unnoticed. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Quite a number of Marxian critics find themselves in the same position as the hypercritical French sculptor. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z These, like the concessions of other apologetic writers, far outweigh the often hypercritical, irrelevant, and superficial objections brought against the literary and historical criticism of Genesis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z It will, perhaps, be considered hypercritical to object to the versicles: "Give peace in our time, O Lord, because there is none other that fighteth for us but only thou, O God." My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z When the wounded men fell to talking amongst themselves, or before sympathetic females, the hypercritical might have noted a valiant determination on the part of each speaker to go "one better" than his predecessor. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The rest of the evening I could enjoy to my heart's content with no hypercritical glances following me around. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z This, however, did not keep her from thinking, and she wondered why her aunt, whose love for her she knew, had shown herself so hypercritical about her father. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z My lovely, innocent Dryad was free from the stigma which hypercritical moralists would have thrust upon her! A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Colleagues in the engineering department where he worked complained he was “not a team player,” and his wife saw him as distant and hypercritical. Getting to Know Me: What's Behind Psychoanalysis (preview) 2011-01-04T16:18:49.913Z Perhaps the pilgrim will find this comment is hypercritical, for the windows are undoubtedly very effective. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z This incident caused Gottlieb to rethink her standards—and go on to mount a case that the reason many women are unable to find love is that they are superficial and hypercritical, as she was. 2010-01-22T21:39:00Z She was, she hoped, not hypercritical, but she found it hard to reconcile the two sharply contrasted sides of his character. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Painstaking, accurate, critical, hypercritical perhaps, he remains to-day the chief literary representative of British Medicine. Catholic Churchmen in Science But Bacon is apparently hypercritical in his estimate of the translators from the Arabic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Bourges is splendid in its thirteenth century glory, but there the hypercritical may find that the fifteenth century glazing of the nave chapels interferes with the earlier effect. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z In the representations of America, there are a few manifest incongruities and inaccuracies, but one should not be hypercritical under such circumstances. The Story of Malta Yet Louise, who had dined on the preceding evening at the Ritz and been bored, whose taste in food and environment was almost hypercritical, was perfectly happy. The Hillman They had learnt to perform their duties as men in a noble spirit, and they contrasted, sometimes hypercritically, the natural rights of men in a State with the condition under which they lived. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Was the money making him sordid—hypercritical, unkind? Fairfax and His Pride The ease with which the female breast changes its resolutions, may to the hypercritical appear reprehensible. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Somewhat hypercritical and pedantic she was judged to be by those who observed her at a distance, or heard from her only a chance remark. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) He had said or done nothing to which the most hypercritical could logically take exceptions, yet her resentment had been spontaneous and unmistakable. The Song of the Wolf Baker’s has a prophet’s chamber, which the hypercritical might describe as a garret with a hole in the floor: in that garret, sir, I have to trouble you and your wife to come and slumber. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) "I hope all critics are not so hypercritical as you are," said Vivian at last, when the volume had finally been tossed to the other end of the room with an exclamation of disgust. Under False Pretences A Novel But few, we think, would have been hypercritical in judging of Columbus' first attitudes as he stepped down upon his new world. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. I cannot be hypercritical on this our last night ashore. An Ocean Tramp At the hazard of being again deemed hypercritical, while on this subject, the misapplication of terms, I must question the correctness of the phrase "Under the circumstance." Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc They were both of that Species of Criticks, who are desirous of displaying their Powers rather in finding Faults, than in consulting the Improvement of the World: the hypercritical Part of the Science of Criticism. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare She was very lovely, very stately, very simple; but she struck her one hypercritical observer as somewhat prepared; calculated and conscious, as well. Tante It might have been more appropriately called a rendezvous for thieves, though this seems rather hypercritical when one knows the cabbies of the barriers. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life She read the note over with hypercritical sensitiveness to its defects, but decided that it must do. Nobody That was the end; and all our men, looking hypercritically helpful, ran to the rescue. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America Was it desperation, defiance, an indifferent resolve to give him one last chance—or his own hypercritical fancy? The Education of Eric Lane I was cross and ugly and hypercritical and generally nasty, and they passed me up. Cutting It Out How to get on the waterwagon and stay there I will not be hypercritical, or I might suggest that in that case the words would have been "thither wend;" but I maintain that the change is contrary to the sense. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc "Makes plenty of noise," said the County Court clerk hypercritically, "for a dying man." The Dop Doctor Weariness had induced this captious, hypercritical fit, and by and bye she would become used to him, she said. Hawtrey's Deputy Wherefore let it be understood that in writing this study I have been speaking entirely for myself, and if any man think me misguided, inappreciative, hypercritical, frivolous, or anything else, why, he is welcome. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study The thrush is spreading and meets with the approval of the hypercritical New Zealander. More Science From an Easy Chair You may laugh, Dorothea, but this incident, which I have told many times, shows how fantastic, erratic, despotic, and hypercritical men generally are. Ladies-In-Waiting "It's just possible that you may be a little hypercritical in Salisbury," said Quickenham. The Vicar of Bullhampton Now, she said, she would not be absurdly hypercritical, and he had, as it happened, given her the lead that she desired. Hawtrey's Deputy Weariness had produced this captious, hypercritical fit, and by and by she would become used to him, she said. Masters of the Wheat-Lands He was not a hypercritical person, but it did not please him that his sister-in-law, of whom he was fond, should champion Jernyngham. Prescott of Saskatchewan She stove to convince herself that she was becoming wickedly hypercritical, thinking treasonably of her lover, particularly in contrasting him with her guide. The Long Portage His subsequent visits were frequent and seldom welcomed by the rank and file, who found him awe-inspiring and hypercritical. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Thus every thing becomes, if hypercritically examined, a question of degree, “demo unum, demo etiam unum,” and the hundred years become an hour; nought is every thing, and every thing is nought. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Now she told herself that she would not be absurdly hypercritical, and, as it happened, he had given her the lead that she desired. Masters of the Wheat-Lands With so many details regulated—if not enforced—from the length of our hair to the cut of our trousers, it did seem hypercritical to object to going shoeless for an hour. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Clarence was dead, and she had been coldly hypercritical; hardly treating him as a lover, thinking of his failings. The Long Portage Mr. Stevens deprecated a disposition among his friends to be hypercritical in relation to mere verbal details. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States He looked ruefully at his snowballs;—perhaps after all he had been hypercritical, perhaps one or two of those pages might be rescued and smoothed out and made to answer. In the Mist of the Mountains It was obvious to his tired nerves and hypercritical senses that Margaret had purposely returned to England without leaving any indication of her destination. There was a King in Egypt Now, mother, don’t get into one of your hypercritical moods, and insist on reasons for everything; but tell me about this wicked—this dreadful young man. The Eagle Cliff He was generally good-humored and tolerant rather than hypercritical, 159 but the somewhat senseless hilarity of Marple’s guests was beginning to jar on him. The Long Portage Moreover we dread the assault of the hypercritical reader, who will infallibly object that it is not “the consumption of food,” but the resulting mental effect which is the “intellectual treat.” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Following that, the examiners sifted the evidence in a hypercritical way and emphasized the weak places. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing Consequently the ordinary binder is rarely called upon to pay those minute attentions to detail demanded by a hypercritical collector. The Book-Hunter at Home "Half the books in this library are not worth reading," said a sour-visaged, hypercritical, novel-satiated woman.—"Read the other half, then," advised a bystander. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The hypercritical Pharisees were left to make their own application of the rejoinder, which some may have understood to mean that their self-righteousness was arraigned and their claims to superiority derided. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern All this is hypercritical, but hypercriticism must be met with its own weapons. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. And Em did try so hard, so very hard, to correct the evils and to answer the hypercritical demands of Lute's foolishly petted and spoiled appetite. The Holy Cross and Other Tales The next day all the literary coxcombs of Rome crowded to the levee of the hypercritical prelate to learn his opinion of the poet, whose style was without precedent. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) This is not hypercritical, but is in accordance with the knowledge we have to-day. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. His criticism is replete with bitter personal epithets, e.g., "reactionary," "mental incompetency," "dishonest mask of hypercritical exactness," which manifest the writer's inability to enter upon an objective discussion of the question. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers As a rule, a hyphen should not be placed after a simple prefix: "contravene," "preternatural," "hypercritical," "bilateral." "Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students Aurora's father could not understand why his daughter was so hypercritical and fastidious in a matter which others of her sex were so apt to accept with charitable eyes. The Holy Cross and Other Tales Mr. Bede, who first called attention to a class of rhymes which he denominated "Irish," seems to take it ill that I have dealt with his observations as somewhat "hypercritical." Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Hot-weather audiences are not hypercritical; and in the red-hot circle of days and nights the mildest innovation is welcome as a sail on a blank horizon. The Great Amulet Therefore, it seems to me, the hypercritical objection which we are considering is really founded on a misconception of scientific method, and of what it is that justifies a scientific doctrine. The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution "And surely," he said to himself, "they would be inclined to be more critical than others, to be hypercritical." The Way of Ambition On the whole I am not sure but that the book justified my father's good opinion, although I cannot but think that it was rather hypercritical. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer It seems to me that some of its opponents are somewhat hypercritical. Sword and Gown A Novel If such an interpretation were an exception it might seem the unfair use of a hypercritical temper to quote this particular expression of Mrs. Eddy's mind. Modern Religious Cults and Movements The opposition to the government has been, in many ways, factious and hypercritical: it has been opposition for opposition's sake, and it has met, in part, the fate of such immoralities. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 As men willing to be pleased, we were delighted with its vastness and splendor, and did not allow an over-nice or hypercritical taste to mar our pleasure. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) A man could not wear his hat, or carry his umbrella, or mount his horse, without falling into some error of snobbism before his hypercritical eyes. Thackeray I revelled over the prospect of work, freedom, contentment, and beauty before me; and over the thought of leaving behind me the last vestige of the white man's ugly, hypercritical, and oppressive civilization. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure But this is an hypercritical objection, or rather groundless guess, for it is evident that the proclamation points at something far more important. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 If she is hypercritical—and there is nothing so contagious as criticism—she influences people in the direction of her thought; she sets a current of criticism in motion. A Girl's Student Days and After The audience, unfamiliar with these particular instruments, was not hypercritical, and so long as the players kept well together, and sounded no discords, their skill was judged to be excellent. The Luckiest Girl in the School I hope they do not read as if I were hypercritical or sceptical. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine "But it is hypercritical even to suggest such a thing," she said, pouting. The Queen's Cup At fifty a man's taste is almost hypercritical and his attraction to my sex is on the wane. Nobody's Man Her German was rather hard, suggesting to a hypercritical person that her tongue was too thick for her mouth, like a parrot's. Atlantis In these I am not disposed to pick the least hole, by fastidious or hypercritical observations. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two To be sure, meteors have no kind of natural connection with thunderstorms; they may fall anywhere and at any time; but to object thus is to be hypercritical. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science The tendency of her art-education has been to make her disdainfully hypercritical. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) She lingered at her toilet, grew hypercritical in articles of taste, and found defects in beauty without the shadow of a blemish. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 A man of good family, good fortune, good health, good sense, good nature, whom it were hypercritical to charge with lack of soul. Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 It is obvious, but hypercritical, to complain that in these artless tales the kindness shown to the beasts is illogically one-sided! The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints This is not to be hypercritical: it is to compare, as one must, a great achievement with an achievement in all respects very much, immeasurably, greater. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas They were Both of that Species of Criticks, who are desirous of displaying their Powers rather in finding Faults, than in consulting the Improvement of the World: the hypercritical Part of the Science of Criticism. Preface to the Works of Shakespeare (1734) On Emerson’s poetry he is even, as on his own principles he was, perhaps, bound to be, rather hypercritical. Matthew Arnold So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes. The Definite Object A Romance of New York It had all the charm of a new and quaint field of exploration and research, and there was nothing in it to offend his hypercritical judgment. A Woman Named Smith I take the official oath to-day with no mental reservation, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) Not wishing to appear hypercritical, I had said nothing, but I had thought. Your United States Impressions of a first visit There is so much of the mythical in the history of this personage that hypercritical writers, such as Masdeu, have doubted his existence; but recent researches have succeeded in separating the historical from the romantic. The Cid "My dear, I sometimes fancy I am a hypercritical old fogy!" he said, and sighed a little, while once more the anxious look crept into his face. Winston of the Prairie Had it been George she wished to warn, she would have used different means; but Bland, she was thankful, was not hypercritical. Ranching for Sylvia If country people of all lands are free-spoken let us be neither hypercritical nor hypocritical. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The reader will there see, that even the authority and age of this writer has been in our days attacked by the hypercritical spirit of the modern Russian Historical school. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations I may say, though this is hypercritical, that the name of Don Juan is a mistake. The Poetry Of Robert Browning The Commission does not desire to assume a position at all hypercritical, but I am directed to say that an utter disregard of provisions of the law can not be countenanced. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission It was the characteristic hypercritical attitude of the newly-arrived Englishman; and George, knowing that the Canadians strongly resent it, noticed a look of interest in the eyes of a girl standing near them. Ranching for Sylvia To be hypercritical, I might suggest that perhaps occasionally the version is rather too literal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 7, 1891 You are not to set me down as hypercritical. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Indeed, you are inclined to be hypercritical, to find too much fault, to see too many flaws and failures. Analyzing Character Sir, no bodies, judicial or legislative, have ever been so hypercritical, so astute to no purpose, so much more nice than wise, as to govern themselves by any such ideas. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style Oh, you English!… always so moral and strict about the proprieties… and always so hypercritical too. The Secret City Nevertheless, picnic parties are not hypercritical in the matter of amusement, and the feat received three encores. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East The most important and serious essay in this direction is a little book of great interest and almost hypercritical acumen published recently at Naples. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti I suppose," writes one of them, "no men are so hypercritical as students after they have been four or five years at the University. Principal Cairns I take the official oath today with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules. Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address The hypercritical may cavil and say that, as a manufacturer of cement, Edison will be benefited. Edison, His Life and Inventions Baker's has a prophet's chamber, which the hypercritical might describe as a garret with a hole in the floor: in that garret, sir, I have to trouble you and your wife to come and slumber. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 It established a standard of cream in my memory; and since then I have always been hypercritical about the article. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography "How can I word it without seeming hypercritical?" The Certain Hour "A hypercritical person might consider, almost too frank." The Damnation of Theron Ware Rogers's own feeling for Shakespeare was cold and hypercritical; and he was in the habit of endorsing with emphasis Ben Jonson's aspiration that the master had blotted a good many of his too-facile lines. De Libris: Prose and Verse No less peremptory is the censure of our hypercritical historian, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 One must not be intolerant, and one must not be hypercritical. His Hour True, that proved nothing; but Lanyard, after the fiasco of his first attempt to catch his enemy awake, was no more disposed to be hypercritical; he had his fill of being ingenious and profound. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama No one has ever, so far as I know, criticised Ghent to Aix adversely except Owen Wister's Virginian; and his strictures are hypercritical. Robert Browning: How to Know Him I suppose that the hypercritical observer might say that in a wholly commercial civilization like ours the business man really needed nothing beyond the three R's, and the working-man needed no R at all. A Traveler from Altruria: Romance It was not that he cared for Kinney; that fool's sulking was only the climax of a long series of injuries of which he was the victim at the hands of a hypercritical omnipotence. A Modern Instance In England, as elsewhere in Europe, the temper of the eighteenth century was cold, dissatisfied, and hypercritical. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities But it was no mere negative or hypercritical interest that led him on and induced him to write. Life of Luther He was very French, of a hypercritical temper, and an innate lover of order. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Stefan Byrd, taking in the scene as he balanced a precarious way to his seat, felt every hypercritical sense rising in revolt. The Nest Builder You think that this is taking syllabub seriously, and that the circumstances of the time had made the Easy Chair hypercritical. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 She could not see how anyone, however hypercritical, could find a flaw in Ted. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories A perfectionist, my guru was hypercritical of his disciples, whether in matters of moment or in the subtle nuances of behavior. Autobiography of a Yogi We are hypercritical; we may yet be glad to dine off the hulls alone. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton He could have stepped over the house; but the girl was not hypercritical; she was satisfied with the monster, and whispered: "It's a beautiful man—now make me coming along." The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. But only for a minute—only while he could button the flower inside his jacket, next his heart—or next his stomach, possibly, for he was not much posted in anatomy, and not hypercritical, anyway. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1. The hypercritical morality of the Emersonians, especially in Concord, could not have been favorable to his mental ease and comfort. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Others anthematised him for his slovenliness, casting hypercritical glances into their pots and pans, and scraping them with their knives. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War If we were one half as punctilious and as hypercritical in our judgment of ourselves, we should be found guilty in short order, and sentenced to hard labor on a vast number of counts. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic Dr. Budde, who is a good example of the modern hypercritical school, takes very nearly the opposite ground. The Emancipation of Massachusetts And she did not wish to fall into exaggeration, to be hypercritical. December Love He scanned the table bill with a hypercritical eye. Great Fortunes from Railroads There were, in fact, hypercritical persons who did not know or notice her, but she had quite an entertaining, smart circle which neither suspicions nor beliefs prevented from placing her in their visiting lists. The Head of the House of Coombe Perhaps it is hypercritical to observe that in such a case others would have to say it for him. Essays on Russian Novelists We must learn to be fair and good-tempered, to appreciate the admirable in other nations, to thrill to their ideals, and banish all suspicious, sneering, or hypercritical attitudes toward them. Problems of Conduct The only tactical error, if I may appear hypercritical," Skinner said suavely, "was your failure to cancel the charter on the very day that Matt slipped up on his first advance payment. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Constance wanted to please him; she lived for nothing but to please him; he was, however, exceedingly difficult to please, not in the least because he was hypercritical and exacting, but because he was indifferent. The Old Wives' Tale They are such hypercritical flunkies, and the one that brings the gold butter-measuring rod to test your skill, why, he always wears knee-breeches of silver gray. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man He is certainly hypercritical, yet I have found him kind and gentlemanly, even courteous. St. Elmo But perhaps the most significant symbol of her success was the gray car of the hypercritical Warren McIntyre, parked daily in front of the Harvey house. Flappers and Philosophers Aytoun, in The Ballads of Scotland, thought Motherwell hypercritical; and also, in his practice inconsistent with his preaching. Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy Nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the hour, except a trifling incident that might be construed as malapropos and post-meridian by the hypercritical. Rolling Stones He became hypercritical of those with whom he associated and allowed a natural germ of cynicism to develop and flourish within him. The Mirrors of Washington It savors a little of the hypercritical spirit that is very well illustrated by an anecdote of the witty Duchesse de Luxenbourg. The Women of the French Salons The setting was so lovely, the whole effect so grand, that the clamorous and tasteless luxury melted away, disappeared, even to the most hypercritical eyes. The Nabob Of all the hypercritical duffers the fiddler was the worst. The Drums of Jeopardy An eloquence altogether suited to the fastidious and hypercritical, would probably fail to carry off the hearts and interest the sympathies of the young and eager. North America — Volume 1 She could not resist the desire to look fair once more in the eyes of these hypercritical friends. Light of the Western Stars And she reproached herself for a fastidiousness, a hypercritical sense of refinement that could not help distinguishing what these women lacked. Light of the Western Stars |
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