"faultfinding" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more faultfinding [comparative], most faultfinding [superlative]
Etymology: From fault + finding. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fault|finding}} fault + finding Head templates: {{en-adj}} faultfinding (comparative more faultfinding, superlative most faultfinding)
  1. Tending to find fault
    Sense id: en-faultfinding-en-adj-YCEfz-yI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fault-finding

Noun

Forms: faultfindings [plural]
Etymology: From fault + finding. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fault|finding}} fault + finding Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} faultfinding (countable and uncountable, plural faultfindings)
  1. Excessive or petty criticism Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (excessive or petty criticism): troa kritikado (Esperanto), aorachas [masculine] (Irish), toretore (Maori), felfinneri [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-faultfinding-en-noun-~kwr6x0V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fault-finding

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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