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31knock — knockless, adj. /nok/, v.i. 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, esp. on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering. 2. to… …
32censorious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. critical, faultfinding, condemnatory. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. carping, faultfinding, complaining; see critical 2 , severe 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Inclined to …
33disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …
34criticism — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A serious estimate or interpretation] Syn. study, analysis, critique; see judgment 2 , review 2 . 2. [Censure] Syn. caviling, carping, faultfinding, stricture; see blame 1 , objection 2 . 3. [An example of criticism, sense… …
35Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
36faultfinding — n 1. pettifoggery, carping, caviling, quibbling, niggling, hairsplitting, Inf. nitpicking; hy percriticism, over criticism, criticism, captiousness, cen soriousness. adj 2. captious, censorious, severe, hypercritical, overcritical, critical;… …
37carp — I UK [kɑː(r)p] / US [kɑrp] noun [countable] Word forms carp : singular carp plural carp a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers II UK [kɑː(r)p] / US [kɑrp] verb [intransitive] Word forms carp : present tense I/you/we/they carp he/she/it carps …
38fault-finding — ♦ n criticism, grumbling, complaining, complaint, carping, quibbling, cavilling, nagging, niggling, hypercriticism FORMAL ultracrepidation COLLOQ. finger pointing, hair splitting, nit picking ≠ praise ♦ adj critical, grumbling, nagging, captious …
39Zoilism — /zōˈi li zm/ noun Carping and unjust criticism Zoilˈean adjective Characteristic of Zoilus, a Greek grammarian who flourished in the time of Philip of Macedon, and criticized Homer with such asperity that his name became proverbial for a captious …
40carp´ing|ly — carp|ing «KAHR pihng», adjective, noun. –adj. that carps; faultfinding; complaining: »that carping spirit in which she had been wont to judge of his actions (Anthony Trollope). SYNONYM(S): censorious, captious. –n. faultfinding; captious… …
