| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accusatory | suggesting blame |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp and biting in tone |
| 3. | admonishing | warning with disapproval |
| 4. | aloof | distant and superior |
| 5. | appraising | forming an assessment |
| 6. | arrogant | overbearingly self-important |
| 7. | assessing | judging value or quality |
| 8. | berating | scolding harshly |
| 9. | biased | unfairly prejudiced in judgment |
| 10. | bigoted | stubbornly intolerant of others |
| 11. | bitchy | sharply spiteful and critical |
| 12. | biting | sharply critical |
| 13. | black-and-white | seeing no gray areas |
| 14. | blaming | assigning fault |
| 15. | bossy | overly controlling and critical |
| 16. | browbeating | intimidating with scolding |
| 17. | captious | raising trivial objections |
| 18. | carping | pettily critical |
| 19. | catty | spitefully critical, especially socially |
| 20. | caustic | sarcastically harsh |
| 21. | censorious | severely disapproving of others |
| 22. | chiding | gently scolding |
| 23. | condemnatory | expressing strong disapproval |
| 24. | condemning | expressing blame or disapproval |
| 25. | condescending | talking down to others |
| 26. | critical | quick to find fault |
| 27. | cutting | deeply hurtful and critical |
| 28. | denunciatory | publicly condemning |
| 29. | deprecating | expressing disapproval or low regard |
| 30. | deprecatory | showing disapproval |
| 31. | derisive | mocking with contempt |
| 32. | didactic | overly instructive and moralizing |
| 33. | disapproving | showing unfavorable judgment |
| 34. | disdainful | showing contempt and disapproval |
| 35. | dismissive | showing little respect or approval |
| 36. | doctrinaire | rigidly attached to beliefs |
| 37. | dogmatic | asserting opinions as certain |
| 38. | evaluative | focused on judging quality |
| 39. | faultfinding | habitually noticing others’ flaws |
| 40. | finicky | overly fussy and critical |
| 41. | fussy | hard to please; critical |
| 42. | grouchy | habitually irritable and critical |
| 43. | grumpy | bad-tempered and faultfinding |
| 44. | hard on | severely critical of |
| 45. | hardline | strict and uncompromising |
| 46. | harsh | unpleasantly critical or stern |
| 47. | haughty | proudly disdainful |
| 48. | hectoring | bullying with harsh criticism |
| 49. | high-handed | overbearing and contemptuous |
| 50. | holier-than-thou | morally superior and disapproving |
| 51. | hypercritical | excessively critical |
| 52. | imperious | arrogantly domineering |
| 53. | intolerant | not accepting differences or faults |
| 54. | jaundiced | bitterly distrustful or negative |
| 55. | judging | forming harsh opinions of others |
| 56. | lecturing | talking critically and instructively |
| 57. | mean-spirited | unkindly critical |
| 58. | mocking | making fun with criticism |
| 59. | moralistic | overly concerned with morality |
| 60. | moralizing | lecturing about right and wrong |
| 61. | nagging | repeatedly criticizing or complaining |
| 62. | nasty | mean and unpleasantly critical |
| 63. | negative | focused on faults |
| 64. | nitpicky | focusing on tiny faults |
| 65. | officious | assertively meddling and superior |
| 66. | opinionated | holding strong fixed opinions |
| 67. | overcritical | too ready to criticize |
| 68. | patronizing | showing condescending superiority |
| 69. | peevish | easily annoyed and critical |
| 70. | perfectionistic | expecting flawlessness |
| 71. | picky | too selective and critical |
| 72. | preachy | annoyingly moralizing |
| 73. | prejudiced | having unfair preconceived opinions |
| 74. | priggish | self-righteously proper |
| 75. | prim | stiffly proper and disapproving |
| 76. | prudish | easily shocked and disapproving |
| 77. | puritanical | strictly moral and disapproving |
| 78. | quibbling | raising minor critical objections |
| 79. | rebuking | expressing sharp disapproval |
| 80. | reproachful | expressing disappointment and blame |
| 81. | reproving | expressing disapproval of behavior |
| 82. | sanctimonious | self-righteously moralistic |
| 83. | sarcastic | using mocking criticism |
| 84. | sardonic | grimly mocking |
| 85. | scoffing | openly mocking and dismissive |
| 86. | scornful | showing contemptuous disapproval |
| 87. | self-righteous | morally smug and condemning |
| 88. | severe | harsh in judgment |
| 89. | small-minded | narrow and ungenerous |
| 90. | snarky | sharply mocking and critical |
| 91. | sneering | showing scornful disapproval |
| 92. | snide | mockingly critical |
| 93. | uncompromising | not making allowances |
| 94. | unforgiving | not lenient toward faults |
| 95. | ungenerous | not charitable in judgment |
| 96. | unsparing | not restraining criticism |
| 97. | unsympathetic | lacking understanding or compassion |
| 98. | upbraiding | scolding bitterly |
| 99. | uppity | behaving with arrogant superiority |
| 100. | withering | devastatingly scornful |
