"criticule" meaning in English

See criticule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: criticules [plural]
Etymology: critic + -ule Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|critic|ule}} critic + -ule Head templates: {{en-noun}} criticule (plural criticules)
  1. (derogatory, archaic) A petty critic. Tags: archaic, derogatory
    Sense id: en-criticule-en-noun-WwFKDKea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ule

Inflected forms

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