hypercritically
With excessive scrutiny
Hypercritically means in an excessively critical manner, finding fault beyond what's reasonable or fair.
Someone who reads a manuscript hypercritically focuses on every minor flaw while missing the work's strengths: She examined his proposal hypercritically, rejecting it for trivial formatting errors.
Excessive focus on trivialities
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- cavilingPetty fault-finding
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
faultfinding · hair-splitting · pedantic · quibbling · picky · pettifogging · niggling · disparaging
In a harsh manner
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- unsparinglyWithout holding back
- unforgivinglyWithout offering pardon
ruthlessly · scathingly · cuttingly · acidly · caustically · bitingly · witheringly · devastatingly
Demanding great care
- demandingRequiring great effort
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
fastidious · precise · rigorous · punctilious · obsessive · idealistic · unforgiving · relentless
Examining something very closely
- evaluativePertaining to assessment
- examiningInspecting with care
- dissectingMethodically cutting to examine
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
systematic · thorough · detailed · probing · investigative · assessing · appraising · discerning
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
censorious · faultfinding · hair-splitting · pedantic · quibbling · picky · pettifogging · niggling · disparaging · reproachful
severely
In a harsh manner
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- unsparinglyWithout holding back
unforgivingly · ruthlessly · scathingly · cuttingly · acidly · caustically · bitingly · witheringly · devastatingly · pitilessly
exacting
Demanding great care
- demandingRequiring great effort
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
scrupulous · fastidious · precise · rigorous · punctilious · obsessive · idealistic · unforgiving · relentless · fussy
scrutinizing
Examining something very closely
- evaluativePertaining to assessment
- examiningInspecting with care
- dissectingMethodically cutting to examine
methodical · systematic · thorough · detailed · probing · investigative · assessing · appraising · discerning · discriminating
hypercriticallyuncritically
Without analysis or judgment
indulgently · leniently · forgivingly · tolerantly · permissively
hypercriticallyappreciatively
With shown gratitude
admiringly · sympathetically · kindly · supportively · encouragingly