Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
hypercritical, hypocritical (adjs.)
To be hypercritical is to be “supercritical, too severely critical,” as in Her hypercritical nagging about his manners finally drove him away. To be hypocritical is “to be a hypocrite, one who pretends to virtues without justification,” as in His hypocritical imitation of deepest piety would never have fooled even the most naive missionary.
