faultfind

present singular third person faultfinds · participle present faultfinding · participle past faultfound · past faultfound · alternative fault-find

1. transitiveTo find fault (with)

   We've fault-found enough for one even.

   1888, Emily Sarah Holt, The King's Daughters

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   Be not always faultfinding, even when your husband should once in a while stay a little too long from home, or commit some other impropriety, according to your standard of moral measures.

   1868, William Bush, Ocean's Wave

   Do not allow any one to enter your congregation who faultfinds the brethren in the publishing-work and insinuates against the ministry; who says, “The work is drifting into a compromise, and The Gospel Trumpet, which once brought us such inspiring messages, has also compromised.” […]

   1914, The Gospel Trumpet, volume 34, page 346

   How the little ones and I would do the many chores about the house and make all bright and cheery, hoping to please "Papa," but he had always a grievance, was always faultfinding, and if there could be no possible complaint made about thing at home, […]

   1914, The American Magazine, volume 77, page 70

   He always seemed angry and needlessly rough with his work as he fumed and fault-found.

   2012, Charles Elford, Black Mahler

   It is normal for politicians to faultfind each other including character smearing.

   2015, Roaimah Omar, Hasan Bahrom, Geraldine de Mello, Islamic perspectives relating to business, arts, culture and communication