Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Hypercritical /hīpˌ-ẽrk-rĭt'-ĭk-əl/ · Hy·per·crit·ic·al · IPA /hˌaɪpərkrˈɪtɪkəl/ 01 a. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. 1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. 2. Excessively nice or exact.