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faultfinding

adjective noun

Tending to find and call attention to faults

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Word length
12
Starts with
F
Ends with
G
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
20

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adjective

  1. Tending to find and call attention to faults

    “A captious pedant”

adjective

  1. Tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions

    “A counselor tries not to be faultfinding”

noun

  1. Persistent petty and unjustified criticism

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A captious pedant
An excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor
A counselor tries not to be faultfinding

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